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On this day in 1977:
Boxing great Muhammad Ali is in town helping @CityofDetroit Mayor Coleman Young's reelection bid. They give out candy to children at the Manoogian Mansion on Dwight Street.
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Yerkes Observatory (1897)
Williams Bay, WI
Founded by astronomer George Ellery Hale and operated by the University of Chicago from 1897 to 2018, the Yerkes Observatory was one of the most advanced of its time and has been called the birthplace of modern astrophysics.
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#OTD in 1895, the first marine post office in the nation was chartered in Detroit. In 1948, postal operations were wholly assumed by the J.W. Westcott Co. and the J.W. Westcott became an official @USPS mail boat.
Learn more: detroithistorical.org/learn/…
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Do you know the name of this Michigan endangered bird? Even if you do, it's getting a name change soon: buff.ly/43Yxc0z
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The @GM announcement about moving from Renaissance Center to the new Gilbert tower comes on the same calendar date, April 15, that the Renaissance Center opened in 1977. Here's a @detroitnews "special color report" on April 15, 1977.
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How the 1932 solar eclipse influenced a Frida Kahlo masterpiece created in Detroit detroitnews.com/story/news/l…
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Detroit’s William Lambert honored on USPS Underground Railroad heroes stamps bit.ly/3Pz2DIR
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The story of Dr. Lula Belle Stewart-Robinson, an important figure of Detroit's history whose home could become newly designated as historic.
"Even since she is gone, she has still been ever-present."
axios.com/local/detroit/2024…
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Photos of Detroit sculptor and poet Oliver LaGrone (1906-1995)
LaGrone was the first Black student at the Cranbrook Academy of Art, where he was invited to apprentice under famed Swedish sculptor Carl Milles.
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I found this 1987 Telugu language Indian movie that was filmed in Detroit and it doesn’t have subtitles so idk what’s going on but I love that there’s a song and dance number at Hart Plaza
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It's an absolute crime that links are broken for news stories less than a decade old. Local history just flushed away. This stuff should still exist beyond the Wayback Machine.
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Take a look inside Chung’s Cantonese Cuisine for the first time in more than 20 years. The building is being renovated for three new Asian restaurants and will feature a similar canopy: axios.com/local/detroit/2023…
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