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Trivia and facts about Detroit, Michigan by month.
November 1 - 1954 Northland Mall opened its doors. It was one of the first malls in America. 2 - 3 - 4 - 5 - 1896 While serving as Mayor, Hazen Pingree was elected Governor of Michigan. 6 - 1973 State Senator Coleman A. Young was elected the first black Mayor of Detroit. 7 - 8 - 1870 African Americans voted for the first time. 9 - 1957 The Detroit Lions won the NFL Championship. 10 - 11 - Veterans Day 12 - 13 - 14 - 15 - 1929 The Ambassador Bridge opened to traffic. 16- 17 - 18 - 19 - 1928 Detroit Historical Museum opened in a rented room on the 23rd floor of the Barlum Tower. 20 - 21 - 22 - 1927 First of hundred professional hockey games was played at the Olympia Stadium. 23- 1968 The Detroit Tigers won the World Series. 24 - 25 - 1824 Thanksgiving Day was first observed in Detroit. 26 - 1925 The First Hudson's Thanksgiving Day Parade was held. It was later called America's Parade. 27- 28 - 29 - 1760 Along with all of Canada, Fort Pontchartrain surrendered by the French to the English. 30 -
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