1. On September 28, 1818, Lewis Cass was appointed as the second governor of the Michigan Territory. He served in this role until 1831, and during his time in office, he oversaw significant expansions of the territory's development and infrastructure.

2. The famous Grand Rapids furniture industry got its start on September 28, 1836, when William Haldane and Hugh McCurdy founded the Grand Rapids Chair Company. This company would later merge with several others to become the world-renowned furniture manufacturer, Steelcase.

3. In 1895, the first professional football game ever played in the state of Michigan was held on September 28. The game, which was held in Detroit, pitted the Detroit Athletic Club against a visiting team from the Western Reserve University.

4. On September 28, 1954, the very first nuclear power plant in the United States to produce electricity was dedicated in Shippingport, Pennsylvania. While not located in Michigan, this event was significant in the state's history because it marked the beginning of the widespread development of nuclear energy technology around the country.

5. Finally, on September 28, 1987, the long-simmering labor strike at General Motors ended after 193 days. The strike, which affected more than 100,000 workers across the country, was the longest in the history of the U.S. auto industry.