Timeline of Ann Arbor and Washtenaw County Area History including its many Tragedies, Crises, Disasters, and Shocking News:

The Laurentide Glacier formed The Great Lakes and Lake Algonquin with several phases causing changes to the region

The Beaver or Iroquois Wars erupted in 1629 and continued for decades to 1701

On April 6, 1680, French Explorer, Robert Cavelier, Sieu de La Salle and four companions were led by a Mohican guide down the Huron River

French Explorer, Cadillac, journied to Michigan and both Fort Ponchartrain was founded in 1701 along with Michigan's first church, St. Anne's; Fort Michilimackinac was founded in 1715

John Locke, the father of Liberalism, passed away on October 28, 1704 at the age of 72

The first continuous newspaper was published at Boston in 1704: The Boston News-Letter

French troops massacred over 1,000 Fox Indians at the head of the Detroit River; Grosse Pointe got its start after the massacre. The Fox Wars continued through 1716.

St. Anne's Church in Detroit, this is an 1880 view of the church founded in 1701

Petroglyphys at Sanilac State Park are evidence that Indians resided in Michigan for hundreds of years (The Indian or Mound Builder)

Smallpox was identified in South Carolina in 1709

Isaac Newton, French Philosopher, Theologian and Astronomer passes away on March 31, 1727 at the age of 84

Bradford's Magazine was published on February 13, 1741 by Andrew Bradford; three days later, Benjamin Franklin published General Magazine

Johan Sebastian Bach, German composer, passed away on July 28, 1750 at the age of 65

Black Rain fell on Detroit on October 19, 1762

Jean Jacques Rousseau, philosopher, writer and composer, passed away on July 2, 1778 at the age of 66

James Cook, British Explorer, Cartographer, and Captain of the Royal Navy, passed away on February 14, 1779 at the age of 50

On November 6, 1900, William McKinley defeated William Jennings Bryant in the 1900 Presidential Election; there were nearly 14 million Americans who voted which represented 18.5% of Americans