History
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April 16, 2025
The order that launched the Revolutionary War, 250 years later
The start of the Revolutionary War 250 years ago can be traced to one manuscript containing the orders for the Concord Expedition on April 18, 1775.
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April 14, 2025
It Happened at Michigan — Aero Club took to the skies in hot air balloons
In 1914, the first aeronautics class was offered at U-M, launching what would become the country’s first collegiate aeronautics program.
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April 7, 2025
UM-Dearborn professor reconstructed a life through letters
Anna Müller read through handwritten letters that spanned 50-plus years and several countries to share the story of an ordinary woman who lived during an extraordinary time.
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April 7, 2025
It Happened at Michigan — One hundred years of Angell Hall
Angell Hall, one of the Ann Arbor campus’ most iconic academic buildings and home to the Fishbowl was developed in the 1920s to address overcrowding on campus.
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April 1, 2025
Documentary of U-M history premiering at tri-campus summit
A film that explores the histories of inclusion and exclusion at U-M will premiere at the Inclusive History Project Summit on April 4 at UM-Dearborn.
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March 31, 2025
It Happened at Michigan — How maize and blue became U-M’s colors
Blue had been an unofficial color of U-M since the school’s founding, and maize was chosen by students because it provided a nice contrast to the blue.
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March 24, 2025
It Happened at Michigan — Founder of famed survey scale was U-M alum
Rensis Likert, a U-M alum, groundbreaking researcher and co-founder of the university’s Institute for Social Research, created the Likert scale, widely used in surveys.
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March 19, 2025
Clements acquires vast collection of industrial engineering history
The William L. Clements Library has made available the collection of Robert M. Vogel, which contains more than 24,000 items related to industrial and mechanical engineering.
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March 17, 2025
It Happened at Michigan — When the Wolverines won it all
The University of Michigan men’s team has made it to the championship game seven times since the NCAA Tournament began in 1939, winning it all in 1989.
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March 10, 2025
It Happened at Michigan — The Royal Shakespeare Company came to town
In 2001, the Royal Shakespeare Company performed an historic 27-hour marathon at the Power Center for Performing Arts, presented by the University Musical Society.
