Detroit
About Detroit
Detroit is the most populous city in the U.S. state of Michigan. It is situated on the bank of the Detroit River across from the Canadian city of Windsor, Ontario. It is the 26th-most populous city in the United States and the largest U.S. city on the Canada–United States border, with a population of 639,111 at the 2020 census. The Metro Detroit area, at over 4.4 million people, is the 14th-largest metropolitan area in the nation and second-largest in the Midwest. The county seat of Wayne County, Detroit is a significant cultural center known for its contributions to music, art, architecture, and design, in addition to its historical automotive and industrial background.
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They wanted to knock down Rosa Parks' house. No one was really sticking up for it, and there was one artist who said, we can't let this happen, so he bought it for $500, American, and this was in Detroit. He said, we have to keep this house.
from No Such Thing As A Scuba Diver Covered With Meat, 2019-06-14 at 00:15:49 · read transcript
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There are different stories and it's not clear what's what, because if you look at contemporary reports, neither of them is mentioned. There is a 1909 headline from the Detroit Free Press that says, because of the name of the village he founded was changed to Kalamazoo, Titus Bronson died of a broken heart. So when they changed the name, apparently it hurt him so much that he died.
454: No Such Thing As A Midsummer Night's Bream, 2022-11-25 · listen
The cherry's a few different stories and it's not clear what's what because if you look at contemporary reports, Neither of them is mentioned. There is a 1909 headline from the Detroit Free Press that says, because of the name of the village he founded was changed to Kalamazoo, Titus Bronson died of a broken heart. So when they changed the name, apparently it hurt him so much that he died.
No Such Thing As A Midsummer Night's Bream, 2022-11-25 · listen
Women, we should also specify, were employed at first as nurses, But the reason that they employed only women after that was because they were fit and they wanted the male passengers to be attracted to them. It's really interesting. Until 1978 in America, if you took a plane from, let's say, Detroit to Chicago, you had to charge a certain amount no matter what. Do you mean ticket price?
No Such Thing As A Badger Love Note, 2024-05-02 · listen
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