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1. In 1829, Michigan Territory officially abolished slavery, becoming the first territory to do so north of the Ohio River.
2. On October 6, 1906, Detroit became the first city in the world to install a traffic signal, designed by local police officer William Potts.
3. The Mackinac Bridge, spanning the Straits of Mackinac and connecting the Upper and Lower Peninsulas of Michigan, opened on October 6, 1957.
4. The Ford Piquette Avenue Plant in Detroit, where the iconic Model T was first produced in 1908, was designated a National Historic Landmark on October 6, 2006.
5. On October 6, 2010, Michigan Governor Jennifer Granholm signed a law mandating the use of renewable energy sources to generate 10 percent of the state's electricity by 2015.
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