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  Detroit, Michigan Encyclopedia Article, Definition, History, Biography   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-09-17)
Detroit's ethnic communities are diverse and include descendants of the French founders, as well as Germans, Poles, Irish, Italians and Greeks who settled during the city's early 20th-century industrial boom.
Detroit is also considered the birthplace of techno music—techno pioneers Juan Atkins, Derrick May, and Kevin Saunderson established their names in Detroit, and techno progenitors Carl Craig and Richie Hawtin (aka Plastikman) built their reputations there as well.
Detroit Metropolitan Wayne County International Airport (DTW), the Detroit area's principal airport, is located in nearby Romulus, Michigan and is a hub for Northwest Airlines and Spirit Airlines.
popularityguide.com /encyclopedia/Detroit,_Michigan   (5536 words)

  
 Detroit, Michigan - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
In 1796 Detroit and its surrounding areas passed to the United States, and from 1805 to 1847 the town was the territorial and state capitol of Michigan.
Detroit's population increased more than sixfold during the first half of the 20th century, thanks largely to a massive influx of Eastern European and Southern migrants—both white and fl—who came to the area for the burgeoning automobile industry jobs.
Detroit was also the former home of a round of the Formula One World Championship, holding a race on the streets of downtown Detroit from 1982 until 1987, after which the sanction moved from Formula One to Indycars.
en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Detroit,_Michigan   (5403 words)

  
 Detroit, Michigan - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-09-17)
Detroit is located on the north bank of the Detroit River, between Lake Erie and Lake St. Clair, in southeastern Michigan.
Detroit's ethnic communities are largely the descendants of those Poles, Irish, Italians and Greeks who made their way to the city during its early 20th-century industrial boom.
Detroit was also the former home of a round of the Formula One World Championship, holding a race on the from 1982 until 1987, after which the sanction moved from Formula One to Indycars.
www.peekskill.us /project/wikipedia/index.php/Detroit   (3732 words)

  
 wikien.info: Main_Page   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-09-17)
Detroit is a city located in Wayne County in the state of Michigan, in the Midwest region of the United States.
Detroit is said to be home to the Nain Rouge, the red dwarf who is said to both attack people and more importantly be a harbinger of doom for the city.
Detroit's ethnic communities are largely the descendants of those Poles, Irish and Greeks who made their way to the city from New York in the early 20th century.
www.alanaditescili.net /index.php?title=Detroit   (3356 words)

  
 DETROIT, MICHIGAN FACTS AND INFORMATION   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-09-17)
Detroit is home to the Detroit_International_Marathon, which crosses the border into Canada via the Ambassador_Bridge and returns to the United States through the Detroit-Windsor_Tunnel.
Detroit Metropolitan Wayne County International Airport (DTW), the Detroit area's principal airport, is located in nearby Romulus,_Michigan and is a hub for Northwest_Airlines and Spirit_Airlines.
Detroit has been home to luminaries from virtually every major sport, including professional boxing (Joe_Louis, for whom the Joe_Louis_Arena is named), baseball (Ty_Cobb and Al_Kaline of the Detroit_Tigers), hockey (Gordie_Howe and Steve_Yzerman of the Detroit_Red_Wings), basketball (Isiah_Thomas and Joe_Dumars of the Detroit_Pistons) and football (Barry_Sanders of the Detroit_Lions).
www.dontpayyourtaxes.com /Detroit,_Michigan   (4890 words)

  
 Detroit, Michigan
Detroit's ethnic communities are largely the descendants of mainly French Origin and small other communities Poles, Irish, Italians and Greeks who made their way to the city during its early 20th-century industrial boom.
Listed as the second most dangerous city by the Morgan Quitno Corporation's statistics [3] (after Camden, New Jersey), Detroit has been one of the most crime-ridden cities in the United States.
Detroit's major media have relentlessly pursued the stories, including reports of wild parties involving strippers at the mayoral mansion [4].
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 Frank Murphy - SmartyBrain Encyclopedia and Dictionary   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-09-17)
He served as Mayor of Detroit, Governor of Michigan, the last Governor-General of the Philippines and the first High Commissioner of the Philippines, United States Attorney General, and United States Supreme Court Justice.
He majored in Law at the University of Michigan, where he graduated in 1914.
In 1930 he was elected mayor of Detroit, running as a Democrat.
smartybrain.com /index.php/Frank_Murphy   (371 words)

  
 City Mayors: US internet cities
City Mayors reports on topical urban issues and publishes ideas, research and proposals by mayors, governments and NGOs as well as contributions by the private sector.
The contest World Mayor 2005 aims to raise the profile of mayors worldwide, as well as to honour those who have served their communities well and who have made contributions to the well-being of cities nationally and internationally.
We are looking for mayors who have shown that they have the vision, the passion and the skills to make their cities amazing places to live in, to work in and to visit.
www.citymayors.com /features/us_e_cities.html   (799 words)

  
 Detroit,_Michigan   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-09-17)
Some of the Current and historic neighborhoods in Detroit include: Black Bottom, Brush Park, Corktown, Chaldean Town, Cultural Center, Del Ray, East English Village, Eastern Market, Greektown, Indian Village, Mexicantown, New Center, Old Redford, Palmer Woods, Poletown, Rosedale Park, Springwells, and Warrendale.
Transit services in the City of Detroit are provided by the Detroit Department of Transportation (DDOT), they provide an extensive, if not erratic, bus service throughout the city and very near suburbs.
Detroit Free Press [4] (http://www.freep.com), Detroit News [5] (http://www.detnews.com), The Metro Times [6] (http://www.metrotimes.com), The Michigan Citizen [7] (http://www.michigancitizen.com)
www.apawn.com /search.php?title=Detroit,_Michigan   (3768 words)

  
 Articles - Detroit, Michigan   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-09-17)
Currently 47% of Detroiters are functionally illiterate.[7] Some 72% of all Detroit children are born to single unwed mothers.[8]
As of 2004, Detroit schools were 91% African-American.[12]
Detroit is said to be home to the Nain Rouge, the red dwarf who is said to attack people and bring bad luck to the city.[13]
gaple.com /articles/Detroit?mySession=d733897a298d30541cfbc63073bb1d85   (4957 words)

  
 MICHIGAN/LOCAL GOVERNMENTS
Listing of cities in Michigan with links to their counties
Mayor Kilpatricks State of the City speech March, 2002 -from the Detroit News
Documents in the News for coverage of the Michigan legislative proposal shifting responsibility to the mayor, Public Act 10 of 1999
www.lib.umich.edu /govdocs/michloc.html   (2823 words)

  
 Detroit News Special Reports   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-09-17)
Investigative projects, in-depth reports and continuing series from The Detroit News.
Broken Detroit, Part 1: Death of a city block
Buried Risks -- Metro Detroit's hidden pollution legacy
data.detnews.com /specialreports/archive.hbs   (175 words)

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