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MAY 7, 1763 Three hundred Ottawa Indians enter Fort Detroit intent upon launching a surprise attack on the British garrison commanded by Major Henry Gladwin.
JULY 11, 1796 U.S. regulars under the command of Lt. Colonel John F. Hamtramck enter Detroit and replace the British Union Jack with the Stars and Stripes.
JANUARY 22, 1813 A British force of 1,300 soldiers and Indians falls upon an American army at the River Raisin, near present-day Monroe.
JANUARY 26, 1837 In Washington, D.C., President Andrew Jackson signs the bill making Michigan the nation's 26th state.
JUNE 22, 1855 The passage of the steamer Illinois through the locks at Sault Ste. Marie marks the opening of unobstructed shipping between Lakes Superior and Huron.
JULY 1, 1863 The

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