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Before GPS: Michigan’s Giant Concrete Arrows Guided Airplanes

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July 26 in History: Benjamin Franklin Becomes Postmaster General, the ADA Is Signed, and Solar Impulse 2 Circles the Globe

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July 25 in History: Viking 1 Photographs the Face on Mars, the First IVF Baby Is Born, and AC/DC Releases “Back in Black”

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July 24 in History: Detroit Is Founded, Apollo 11 Returns to Earth, and Nixon Turns Over the Watergate Tapes

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July 23 in History: Ford Sells Its First Car, Detroit’s Riot Begins, and Landsat 1 Launches

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July 22 in History: Wiley Post Flies Around the World, The Pentagon Is Unveiled, and the Century’s Longest Solar Eclipse Occurs

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July 21 in History: The Air Conditioner Is Invented, Apollo 11 Leaves the Moon, and the Space Shuttle Era Ends

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The Massive 1883 Grand Rapids Log Jam

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In 1883, heavy rains unleashed 150 million board feet of timber into the Grand River, creating one of the largest log jams in American history right through downtown Grand Rapids.

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Before GPS: Michigan’s Giant Concrete Arrows Guided Airplanes

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How a Milk Spill in Michigan Changed Driving Forever

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Remembering “Big Sid”

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June 1, 1879: The Day Grand Rapids Fired the Boys and Hired the Girls

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If Every Business Advertised Like Internet Companies

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Ever notice how internet companies advertise speeds “up to” 1 Gig? What if every business used the same kind of marketing? The results are hilariously ridiculous.

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Remember When America’s Birthday Was a Big Deal?

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Are the Kids Following Me?

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When Did Everywhere Become a Playground?

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Saturday, May 2nd is World Naked Gardening Day: I Tried It So You Don’t Have To

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June 27, 2000: Rick’s Audition Tape

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June 23, 1998: You Have to Pay for Electricity?

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