1. The University of Michigan was established on October 4, 1817, in Detroit, Michigan. The university is now located in Ann Arbor and is a renowned public research university in the United States.

2. The first automobile race in Michigan was held on October 4, 1901, in Grosse Pointe. The race was a 10-mile match between Henry Ford’s prototype car and a vehicle built by Alexander Winton, a competitor.

3. On October 4, 1910, the city of Kalamazoo in Michigan set a new world record for the longest flight by an airplane. The aviator Glenn Curtiss flew his biplane, the Albany Flyer, for 150 miles in 163 minutes.

4. On October 4, 1957, the Soviet Union launched Sputnik 1, the first artificial satellite. This event led to the Space Race between the United States and the Soviet Union and a heightened interest in science and technology.

5. The Detroit Tigers won their first World Series championship on October 4, 1935. The Tigers defeated the Chicago Cubs in six games and were led by stars such as Hank Greenberg and Schoolboy Rowe.