1. On June 8, 1836, Michigan was admitted as the 26th state in the United States. It became the first state to be added to the Union after the original 13 colonies and the only state to be added during Andrew Jackson's presidency.

2. The Michigan Wolverines baseball team won their first College World Series on June 8, 1962. They defeated Santa Clara 5-4 in the championship game to claim the title.

3. On June 8, 1919, the Michigan State Park system was established when the Michigan Legislature passed a bill creating a State Parks Commission. Today, Michigan has 103 state parks and recreation areas, which attract millions of visitors each year.

4. One of Michigan's most famous residents, former Detroit Pistons basketball star Isiah Thomas, was born on June 8, 1961. Thomas led the Pistons to back-to-back NBA Championships in 1989 and 1990 and was elected to the Basketball Hall of Fame in 2000.

5. On June 8, 1992, The Detroit News reported on the discovery of a 215-million-year-old dinosaur bone in Grand Rapids, Michigan. The bone, which was found during a construction project, was later identified as belonging to a species of early sauropod dinosaur known as Brachiosaurus.