Throughout its 314-year history, Detroit has been one of the nation’s most historically significant cities.
There's enough history that Detroit author Bill Loomis found a significant event for each day of the calendar year throughout the city’s history in his new book, On This Day in Detroit History.
From sports heroes, to the Beatles, to Harry Houdini -- the book covers everything Detroit.
Listen to the interview below to learn about some of the strange and spectacular events from Detroit’s history.