History

The city of Detroit had many firsts, but this one changed the world fast.

Grand Rapids, Michigan became a city in 1850 and a lot has changed since then. Check out almost 50 pictures of what things used to look like.

Mark Twain’s impression of the Kalamazoo and Grand Rapids Plank Road was that 'It would have been good if some unconscionable scoundrel had not now and then dropped a plank across it.'

Ford Field in Detroit is celebrating its 20th anniversary today. How much celebrating can you do when you're talking about Marty Mornhinweg and Joey Harrington?

"Calling on Michigan" is an MGM film short from "TravelTalks", one in a series about places around the country and around the world. This is a mid-20th century look at Michigan, in color.

Ronald Reagan was president. Jim Blanchard was governor. And this is what it looked like in Lansing in 1984.

Drinking has been an American past-time at this point since the prohibition ended in the states.

At one point, Michigan was a booming industry all around. You couldn't get too far without running into one type of factory or another.

Lansing's Francis Corr was quite the prolific developer in his time. Learn what he did after launching Frandor.

The working field is always changing and evolving. Your current job, was different ten years ago, versus what it currently is.