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Friday, November 21, 2008

World War II Headlines

Front pages from The Detroit News

From the German invasion of Poland to the attack on Pearl Harbor to victory in Europe and Japan, browse the history of World War II as seen through the front pages of The Detroit News. These 22 pages are presented in PDF format.

History in Photos

A stately celebration

Detroit's Fisher Building marks 80 iconic years

When the seven Fisher brothers hired famed architect Albert Kahn in 1927 to design a building that would bear their name, they essentially gave him a blank check and instructions to build "the most beautiful building in the world," according to historical archives. - 11/12/2008

Veterans Day

History's lost regiment: The Polar Bears

Three months of 55-below-zero temperatures. A shortage of weapons and blankets. Moldy rice and spoiled vegetables. Frostbite and influenza. Those were the conditions of 5,000 Michigan soldiers who, in a curious turn of events in 1918, found themselves in the middle of the Russian revolution. - 11/11/2008

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In Our Times

Searching for R. Kelley: The story of a man, a landmark, a city

Blowing through the grand foyer of the decrepit Michigan Central Depot was a piece of paper, no bigger than a waitress's ticket, a scrap more or less; a remnant of a man's life. The docket tells the story of a train that pulled into the northern yard on a hot and humid evening on Aug. 23, 1968, at precisely 7:15 p.m. The docket was signed by one R. Kelley. It tells us nothing more.

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Panic in Detroit: Forty years after the rioting

In the early morning hours of July 23, 1967, a botched police raid at an after-hours drinking establishment in northwest Detroit triggered an eruption of six days of violence, looting and arson that left 43 dead, injured thousands and caused millions of dollars in damage.

Woodward: A portrait of Detroit's main thoroughfare

Woodward Ave. has been the barometer of Metro Detroit's culture, economy and society for two centuries. The landscape of Woodward -- dubbed M-1, the nation's first "superhighway" -- is a reflection of the region's ebb and flow, its joys and sorrows.

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Restoring the glory: Detroit's grand hotels rise from the ruins

The venerable high-rise hotels -- once symbols of Detroit's glamorous history as the nation's hub of innovation and productivity, now pillaged hulks -- have drawn millions of dollars in investment to the city's center.