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Trivia and facts about Detroit, Michigan by month.
July 1 - 1881 - First city dog pound established. 2 - 1831 Alexis de Tocqueville visit Detroit for three days. 3 - 4 - 1867 The cornerstone was laid for the Soldiers' Monument in East Grand Circus Park. 5 - 6 - 7 - 8 - 9 - 10 - Woodrow Wilson in a speech in Detroit said: If you want to make enemies, try to change something. 11 - 1796 The U.S. flag was first raised over Detroit. 12 - 13 - 1787 Northwest Ordinance adopted. 14 - 15 - 1796 Wayne County established. 16 - 1857 First telegraph cable laid across the Detroit River. 17 - 1924 Dodge Motor Company incorporated. 18 - 19 - 20 - 21 - 22 - 1908 Fisher Body Company incorporated. 23 - 1967 Major racial civil disturbance began in Detroit. 24 - 1701 Founding of the City of Detroit by Antoine de la Mothe Cadillac. 25 - 1932 Diego Rivera started work at the frescoes at the Detroit Institute of Arts. 26 - 27 - 28 - 29 - 30 - 1875 Jimmy Hoffa disappeared. 31 - 1763 Pontaic's forces defeated the British at the Battle of Bloody Run.
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