1. In 1837, Michigan was admitted as the 26th state in the Union. The road to statehood was a long and sometimes contentious one, with debates over state boundaries and the exclusion of slavery, but Michigan ultimately joined the United States on March 26th of that year.

2. March 26th, 1937 saw the tragic explosion of the Lake Erie and Detroit River railway tunnel. The tunnel connected Windsor, Ontario and Detroit, Michigan, and the explosion killed 17 people and injured dozens more. The cause of the explosion was never definitively determined, but it was believed to have been caused by a gas leak.

3. On March 26th, 1979, a partial meltdown occurred at the Fermi 2 nuclear power plant in Monroe County, Michigan. The incident was caused by a coolant pump failing, which in turn led to a reactor shutdown. Though the incident was serious, there were no injuries or significant radiation releases.

4. In 1997, the Michigan Wolverines men's basketball team won the national championship game on March 26th. The game was a hard-fought battle with the University of Kentucky Wildcats that ended in an 84-79 win for Michigan. The Wolverines were led by the tournament's Most Outstanding Player, guard Miles Simon.

5. March 26th, 2018 marked the day that the final class of the original Eastern Michigan University residence halls was demolished. The residence halls, which had housed students since 1963, had become outdated and were in a state of disrepair. In their place, the university built new, modern residence halls to better meet the needs of its students.