Michigan's first female Attorney General, Jennifer Granholm, was elected as the state's first female Governor on this day in 2002. Granholm, a Democrat, served two terms from 2003-2011.

On this day in 1998, President Bill Clinton declared part of Detroit an “Automobile National Heritage Area.” The designation restricted land use and drew attention to what Michigan Congressman John Dingell called “the automobile’s contribution to our history and economic strength and the role of organized labor in that history.”