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Joe Donovan Detroit History

Recent Episodes

The Inside Story of the Outboard - 7/14
One hundred summers later, Detroiters still talk about the wedding of the motorcycle and the rowboat.

Operation Fox Able - 7-14
Six decades ago, it was Operation Fox Able jetting from Selfridge to Germany, ready to take on the Red Army.

A Million Dollars' Damage Over An Extra Penny- 0711
Detroit streetcar riders ran riot when fares went from 5 to 6-cents in 1918

"Hanged By The Neck Until Dead"-0711
A killer met that fate 70 years ago at the last execution to occur in Michigan

Ford vs Edison-0707
A century ago the inventor whom Henry Ford idolized challenged his Model-T's supremacy

The Death Ship Of Lake Huron-0707
The wreck of the "SS Pewabic" kept killing people decades after the 1865 maritime disaster

French Detroit's Best Friends Aided America's Birth-0704
The Counts of Pontchartrain persistently lobbied King Louis to increase aid to the American Revolutionary cause

They Helped Invent The Information Age-0704
Two married Michigan mathematicians took "computer" from being a person to the device that would change America

Wolverine Horse Soldiers At Gettysburg-0702
"Four Score and Seven Years" after Independence, Mich's General Custer was tall in the saddle against the Confederate surge

Jobs And Hope In Michigan's North Woods-0702
75 years ago, unemployed young Detroiters began arriving Up North with the new Civilian Conservation Corps

Master And Commander-0626
A long-ago skipper's chicanery led a Detroit apprentice architect's transformation into a legendary Great Lakes captain

The Inning That Broke A Future President's Heart-0626
But a future Tigers manager was overjoyed at the bizarre fishi for the year's biggest game in Kalamazoo

Joe Donovan's Detroit History Podcast

Featured

Fourth Fridays With Ford
Campus Martius Park, Detroit's gathering place, is to the July 25, 2008 4th Fridays with Ford, a full day of great entertainment, music, activities, food, drink and downtown specials that truly has something for everyone. The FREE events beginat 11:30 AM and run nonstop until midnight. Ford Motor Company will also have a vehicle display and prize raffle.

2008 Orchard Lake Fine Arts Show
Located at the Orchard Lake St. Mary's Schools and voted one of the top 100 Art Shows in the Country, the 6th annual Orchard Lake Fine Art Show will be taking place July 25th-27th this year. On Friday, July 25th, an artist preview party will be taking place from 6-9 pm.

Best of WWJ

Lesson On Golf Program - Sunday 7/20
Heard weekends at 7:00 AM on 97.1 FM, The Ticket!

Lesson On Golf 2 - 7/20
Beautiful Salem Hills Golf Club is reviewed in this installment of Lesson on Golf.

Lesson On Golf 1 - 7/20
WWJ's Jeff Lesson gives some pointers to help you get some "fringe benefits" in your game.

Making A Difference - 7/20
WWJ's Bill Stevens talks to a young volunteer who is giving back to the community.

Making The Grade - 7/20
How some local high school students are going green.

GreatStuff - 7/20
WWJ's Roberta Jasina talks about GreatStuff to do in Southeast Michigan.

Politics in Detroit 7/19
Carol Cain, Editorial and Community Affairs Director at WWJ TV-62,and host of Michigan Matters, a weekly TV show that focuses on business and politics, is interviewed live on WWJ.

Lighthouse of Oakland County 7/19
The Executive Director of this Community Development Organization is interviewed by WWJ's Marie Osborne.

Royal Oak Garage Sale 7/19
Karie Huckaby, the owner of a special consignment store that sells used furniture, describes the 31st annual garage sale that takes place this weekend.

Pinnacle Race Track Opening 7/19
Russ Gregory, Vice President of Sales and Marketing for the Pinnacle, is interviewed on WWJ.

Democrats' Response - 7/19
U. S. Senator Patty Murray from N.Y. gives the weekly Democratic radio address.

President's Radio Address - 7/19
President George W. Bush gives his weekly radio address to the nation.

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