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2. History of Detroit - Wikipedia

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   v. t. e. Detroit, the largest city in the state of Michigan, was settled in 1701 by French colonists. It is the first European settlement above tidewater in North America. [1] Founded as a New France fur trading post, it began to expand during the 19th century with U.S. settlement around the Great Lakes.

3. 1943 Detroit race riot - Wikipedia

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   The 1943 Detroit race riot took place in Detroit, Michigan, from the evening of June 20 through to the early morning of June 22. It occurred in a period of dramatic population increase and social tensions associated with the military buildup of U.S. participation in World War II, as Detroit's automotive industry was converted to the war effort.

4. Economy of metropolitan Detroit - Wikipedia

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   About 180,500 people work in downtown Detroit, comprising one-fifth of the city's employment base. Metro Detroit has propelled Michigan's national ranking in emerging technology fields such as life sciences, information technology, and advanced manufacturing; Michigan ranks fourth in the U.S. in high tech employment with 568,000 high tech ...

5. Corktown, Detroit's oldest neighborhood and 'front porch to ...

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   Detroit's Michigan Central Station reopening puts historic Corktown on a new trajectory. ... The 66-year-old son of Mexican immigrants moved to Corktown with his family when his father got a job ...

6. Jake Bates - Wikipedia

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   Coincidentally, the lone longer kick—Justin Tucker's 66-yard kick for the Baltimore Ravens against the Detroit Lions in 2021—occurred under nearly identical circumstances and on the same field . Bates, who had only attempted – and missed – one field goal before in his life (in high school), [13] had made the kick twice, the first being ...

7. Detroit - Wikipedia

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   Website. detroitmi .gov. Detroit ( / dɪˈtrɔɪt /; dih-TROYT, locally / ˈdiːtrɔɪt /) [8] is the most populous city in the U.S. state of Michigan. It is the largest U.S. city on the United States–Canada border, and the seat of government of Wayne County. Detroit had a population of 639,111 at the 2020 census, [9] making it the 29th-most ...