Old school: U-M in History

July 11, 2011

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Art Fair 1960

Patrons attend the first Ann Arbor Street Art Fair in 1960 along South University. Today, an estimated half million people are expected to attend four separate art fairs presented around campus and downtown July 20-23, known collectively as the Ann Arbor Art Fair. — Courtesy Bentley Historical Library

This month in history (98 years ago)

Gerald R. Ford was born as Leslie Lynch King Jr. in Omaha, Neb., to Leslie and Dorothy King on July 14, 1913. Fleeing an abusive relationship, Dorothy King and her son left Omaha and relocated to Grand Rapids. After divorcing Leslie King, in 1917 she married Grand Rapids businessman Gerald R. Ford Sr., and King Jr. was renamed Gerald R. Ford Jr. In 1931-35 Ford attended U-M and graduated with a Bachelor of Arts in economics. He graduated from Yale Law School in 1941. In 1973, during his 13th term serving in the U.S. Congress, he was appointed vice president following the resignation of Spiro Agnew. After Richard Nixon resigned during the Watergate scandal, Ford on Aug. 9, 1974 became the 38th president of the United States and served until Jan. 20, 1977. Ford died at age 93 on Dec. 26, 2006. — Courtesy Gerald R. Ford Presidential Library & Museum

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