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History of Detroit

Detroit is America's 13th biggest city, with a population of about , June 16, Ford starts the Ford Motor Co. Ford soon moves his operations to the suburb of Dearborn.

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The company hasn't built a car in Detroit since Shift change at the Ford factory in Detroit, circa Today, GM is now the only one of the major U. June 6, Walter Chrysler starts the Chrysler Corp. It is now headquartered in Auburn Hills, a Detroit suburb. It still stands today, a symbol of Detroit's long, slow decline. The crumbling Packard plant, in October With artists like the Supremes, the Temptations, Martha and the Vandellas, Marvin Gaye, Stevie Wonder, and the Jackson 5, Motown has singles hit the Top 20 in the s, and changes the direction of popular music.

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July , The Twelfth Street riot, one of the biggest in U. In five days of rioting, 43 people are killed, injured, and more than 7, arrested. Some 2, buildings are destroyed.

A vehicle is crushed at U. Auto Supply in Detroit on August 3, He serves until September Kilpatrick pleads guilty to obstruction of justice charges and leaves office. May-July Chrysler and GM declare bankruptcy, and the Obama administration provides financing and guides the automakers through expedited bankruptcy proceedings.

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Mary J. Wallace has a Master of Arts in Modern American History with a Certificate in Archival Administration from Wayne State University in Detroit, Michigan. The s, 60s, and 70s saw some of the most defining moments in our nation's history, and Detroit remained at the forefront during these decades of change.

March The U. Census Bureau reports that Detroit's population has fallen to ,, a 25 percent plummet from and the lowest level in years. Detroit's finances are premised on a minimum tax base of , people. A new law, Public Act 4, that allows the state to intervene in financially troubled local governments takes effect. November Voter repeal Public Act 4.

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