Tag: Detroit

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31st August 1920: The world’s first radio news service begins broadcasting in Detroit, Michigan

31st August 2023
Tagged as: America, Culture, Detroit, Music, Newspaper, Radio, Technology, United States

The world’s first radio news program was broadcast on the station 8MK in Detroit, Michigan.

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24th October 1926: Harry Houdini performs his final show despite suffering from acute appendicitis

24th October 2022
Tagged as: Culture, Death, Detroit, Magic, Performance

World-renowned escapologist Harry Houdini performed his final show in Detroit while suffering from appendicitis.

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27th September 1908: First Model T Ford automobile rolls out of the Piquette Avenue factory in Detroit

27th September 2022
Tagged as: America, Automobile, Car, Detroit, Engineering, Factory, Ford, Mechanical, Model T, Science, Technology, United States

The Model T was enormously successful, and at one point half of all automobiles on the road were not just Ford cars but Model Ts.