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#OTD in 1869, Albert Kahn, the foremost US industrial architect of his day, was born in Germany. His family came to Detroit when he was 11. In 1895, he founded Albert Kahn Associates. Besides industrial buildings, he designed skyscrapers, libraries & more. #ThisDayInAutoHeritage

WEEKEND ALERT II – Tomorrow at 1 p.m., the @PackardPGrounds continues its Winter Lecture Series with “Diego Rivera: The Detroit Industry Murals at the DIA.” This lecture will be presented by art historian Wendy Evans. #ExploreMotorCities packardprovinggrounds.org/event/historic…

WEEKEND ALERT – Tomorrow at 2 p.m., @GilmoreMuseum in Hickory Corners, MI will be hosting an invigorating day with “Billy Durant: Founder of @GM.” This presentation by Russel Doré will features an interactive meeting with Billy Durant. #ExploreMotorCities gilmorecarmuseum.org/events/winter-…

#OTD in 1928, James Packard, co-founder of the Packard Motor Co., an early US automaker, died in Cleveland at 64. During Packard’s heyday, their vehicles were driven by movie stars & business titans. In 1903, Packard moved operations from Ohio to Detroit. #ThisDayInAutoHeritage

WEEKEND ALERT – Saturday from 11 a.m. – 2 p.m., @StahlsAuto will be hosting a Hoods UP! event which will feature select vehicles with their hoods raised. Museum team members and volunteers will be available to talk about these engines. #ExploreMotorCities stahlsauto.com/event/hoods-up…

#OTD in 1947, William C. "Billy" Durant, the founder of @GM, died in New York City. In 1908, Durant, as the head of the @Buick Motor Co., spent $2,000 to incorporate General Motors in New Jersey. #ThisDayInAutoHeritage

Between the 1950s and 1970s, Boulevard Photographic was an influential automotive photography firm that worked with @GM, @Ford, and @Chrysler. Learn about their successes and how they rose to be one of the best firms in the country in this #StoryoftheWeek! motorcities.org/story-of-the-w…

TOMORROW NIGHT from 5-8 p.m., join @StahlsAuto in Chesterfield Twp. for the next evening of their "Night at the Museum" series. The event provides the opportunity to see the museum in a different light. For more information, click stahlsauto.com/event/stahls-n… #ExploreMotorCities

#OTD in 1933, Studebaker went into receivership. President Albert Erskine (below), who led the South Bend, IN-based automaker since 1915, was forced to resign. His successors managed to turn Studebaker around within 2 years, while Erskine took his own life. #ThisDayInAutoHeritage

#OTD in 1834, Gottleib Daimler, a mechanical engineer who built an engine & founded a car company bearing his name, was born in Schorndorf, Germany. In 1998, Daimler-Benz acquired U.S. automaker @Chrysler for $36 billion, to create DaimlerChrysler AG. #ThisDayInAutoHeritage

#OTD in 1880, William Bushnell Stout was born in Quincy, IL. He was an aeronautical engineer & product designer most known for his collaboration w/Henry Ford building the @Ford Tri-Motor. Stout created innovative designs of autos, railroad cars & aircraft. #ThisDayInAutoHeritage

PROGRAM ALERT – Through the end of March, Gilmore Car Museum will be presenting all cars with Hoods UP! This is an exciting chance to see engines from 1960s big-block muscle cars, inline fours, vintage V8s, and early air-cooled engines. #ExploreMotorCities gilmorecarmuseum.org/events/hoods-u…

WEEKEND ALERT – Sunday at 2 p.m., the Gilmore Car Museum continues its winter lecture series with “Fatal Crossing.” This lecture presented by maritime historian V.O. Van Heest will take a deep dive into the history of NWA Flight 2501. #ExploreMotorCities gilmorecarmuseum.org/events/winter-…

#OTD in 1980, Henry Ford, II (pictured at left) resigned as Chairman of @Ford, handing the role to Philip Caldwell (right), who Ford had named CEO 6 months earlier. Caldwell was the 1st person outside of the Ford family to hold the position of chairman. #ThisDayInAutoHeritage

Learn about the iconic design of the 1955 Ford Thunderbird in this week’s #StoryoftheWeek! motorcities.org/story-of-the-w…

#OTD in 1891, George W. Mason, who served as president of Nash Motors & briefly led the merger of Nash & Hudson that became AMC, was born in Valley City, ND. Learn more about him in this article from the #StoryoftheWeek archives: motorcities.org/story-of-the-w… #ThisDayinAutoHeritage

#OTD in 1937, the @UAW International Union sit down strikers blocked @Chrysler executives from entering the company's headquarters in Highland Park. #ThisDayInAutoHeritage

#OTD in 1927, Robert Kearns, the @waynestate professor who invented the intermittent windshield wiper and won multimillion-dollar judgements from @Ford and @Chrysler for using his idea, was born in Gary, Indiana. He received a number of patents in 1967. #ThisDayInAutoHeritage

#OTD in 1901, the Olds Motor Works, located along Jefferson near the Belle Isle Bridge in Detroit, was destroyed in a fire. A separate foundry building survived, and one Curved Dash runabout was able to be saved. The image is courtesy of the @GM Archives. #ThisDayInAutoHeritage

WEEKEND ALERT PART III – Tomorrow at 2 p.m., the Michigan Military Technical & Historical Society will present a lecture on the 1936 Second Army Maneuvers in Allegan, Michigan. This will be an exciting lecture by Chris Causley. #ExploreMotorCities mimths.org