1921
Ernest Hemingway marries at Horton Bay. Ernest Hemingway and Hadley Richardson were married at the Methodist church in Horton Bay. After the reception was held at a nearby cottage, Hemingway rowed his bride across Walloon Lake to start their two-week honeymoon at his family’s summer cottage called Windemere.
Source: Michigan History
1783
The land that is now Michigan was granted to the United States in the Treaty of Paris, 1783 ending the Revolutionary War and recognizing American independence. However the British held on to the area and its profitable until the implementation of Jay's Treaty in 1796.
1877
The University of Detroit started classes with 84 students.
1911
The Wright brothers brought an airplane to Grand Rapids offering fair goers their first chance to fly.
Source: Historical Society of Michigan