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'Remember the Maine!' Michigan men fight in the Spanish-American War
By Bill Loomis / Special to The Detroit News The Spanish-American War was the shortest war in U.S. history, a mere 10 months from declaration to surrender in 1898. It pitted the up-and-coming...
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Drunken Historical Society brewing up the past
By Neal Rubin / The Detroit News In the good old days, you could make a compelling case that beer was better for you than water. We’re talking about the mid-1800s, a time when only the richest...
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Golden memory: Michigan skater wins Olympic medal, meets Beatles
By John Niyo / The Detroit News Terry McDermott didn’t view himself as anyone all that special. And this mop-topped rock ‘n’ roll band from England? Well, he was only faintly aware of their budding...
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Detroit's early auto giants: Daredevils and mad mechanics
By Bill Loomis / Special to The Detroit News “A number of people have been rather startled for a day or two by seeing a wagon come tearing along the street at a lively rate, dodging people and teams....
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Capitol Park: Where's Detroit's past and future intersect
By Laura Berman | Detroit News columnist You might not notice Capitol Park, even if you were in it: It’s a tiny, triangular wedge with a few benches and monuments, largely concrete, tucked behind the...
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The Fisher brothers' magnificent building
When architect Albert Kahn was given a free hand to create a sensational building, he delivered By Bill Loomis | Special to The Detroit News In 1891 after more than a decade of wrangling, Detroit’s new...
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The Renaissance man who envisioned Grand Boulevard
Bela Hubbard made his mark on Detroit, as a geologist, lumber baron, land agent, lawyer, farmer and historian By Bill Loomis | Special to The Detroit News Detroit has a Hubbard Street. A dormitory at...
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Lewis Cass, the titan of Michigan's early years
Scholar, brigadier general, presidential candidate and Cabinet officer, Cass wound up antagonizing both the North and South over the slavery issue. By Bill Loomis | Special to The Detroit News...
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Slaughtered to extinction: Passenger pigeons in Michigan
By Bill Loomis / Special to The Detroit News Aug. 19, 2014 update: September 1, 2014 will mark the hundredth anniversary of the death of the passenger pigeon Martha, the last known living member of...
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Detroit architect Louis Kamper and the City Beautiful
By Bill Loomis | Special to The Detroit News He has been called the grand old man of Detroit architecture, having designed hundreds of buildings, including some of the most conspicuous commercial...
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