1. In 1837, Michigan gained statehood and became the 26th state in the United States. The state was admitted as a free state, meaning that it did not allow slavery, and the formation of Michigan played a significant role in the balance of power between free and slave states in the Union.

2. In 1930, the Michigan State Police was formed, making it the first state police agency in the United States to be deliberately designed as a comprehensive statewide law enforcement agency. Today, the Michigan State Police is responsible for a wide range of law enforcement and public safety functions in the state.

3. In 1997, Michigan native Jalen Rose scored a career-high 44 points for the NBA's Denver Nuggets in a game against the Utah Jazz. Rose was a standout basketball player at Southwestern High School in Detroit and went on to play for the University of Michigan before embarking on a successful NBA career.

4. In 2019, the Michigan Department of Natural Resources announced that they had completed their annual winter wolf survey and estimated that there were around 662 wolves in the Upper Peninsula of Michigan. Wolves are a protected species in Michigan and play an important role in the state's ecosystem.

5. In 2020, SpaceX launched a Falcon 9 rocket from Cape Canaveral in Florida carrying a satellite built by Michigan's SSL (Space Systems Loral) company. The launch was part of SpaceX's Starlink program, which aims to provide high-speed internet access to communities around the world using a network of satellites in low Earth orbit.