
Michigan Department of State @MichSoS
On this day in 1796, the American flag was flown over Michigan for the first time. Despite American victory in the Revolutionary War, the British had retained control over the then-territory until the U.S. Army took control July 11, 1796, and flew the flag in Detroit. https://t.co/mEtHllc6H9 — PolitiTweet.org