What Happened in Jan 1837

Charles Darwin First Speech to the Geological Society of London

With Lyell's enthusiastic backing, Darwin read his first paper to the Geological Society of London on 4 January 1837, arguing that the South... Read more

Michigan is the 26th State Admitted to the Union

Michigan entered the Union as the twenty-sixth state on January 26, 1837. More than two hundred years earlier, when French explorer Étienne Brulé... Read more