On May 30, 1900, a bicycle road race
On May 30, 1900, a bicycle road race was held on Belle Isle. Cyclists are shown here at the starting line, wearing racing attire and being temporarily steadied by assistants.
On May 30, 1900, a bicycle road race was held on Belle Isle. Cyclists are shown here at the starting line, wearing racing attire and being temporarily steadied by assistants.
“A great day of patriotic devotion and obligation” – President Woodrow Wilson Tuesday June 5, 1917 – one hundred years ago today – was the day that approximately 325,000 Michigan…
On April 7, 1947, pioneering industrialist Henry Ford died at 83. The Detroit common council directed that a portrait of Ford draped in mourning colors be displayed in front of…
Here are a couple of advertisements from our local Oldsmobile dealership and Delehanty Ford from 1953 (ps, they were Pontiac back then!). Who remembers going to pick up their new…
You have more time to see this great exhibit. Don’t miss out. Due to popular demand, Titanic: The Artifact Exhibition will remain open at Sloan Museum until September 3! Buy…
Wow! Great footage from the train derailment on December 6, 1978 from the Estate of Charles Hyrman. Thank You to the family for allowing us to have this great video…
Apollo 11 was launched by a Saturn V rocket from Kennedy Space Center on Merritt Island, Florida, on this day in 1969. #Apollo50 There will be many activities available during…