Editing Hamtramck, Michigan (section)

==Timeline==
[[File:St Florian Catholic Church - Hamtramck Michigan.jpg|thumb|[[St. Florian Church (Hamtramck, Michigan)|St. Florian Church]]]]
* 1796: Colonel [[Jean François Hamtramck]] took possession of Detroit after British troops evacuated.
* 1798: The Township of Hamtramck was established.<ref name="hamtramck.us"/>
* 1901: Hamtramck was established as a village.<ref name="hamtramck.us"/>
* 1908: [[Saint Florian]] [[Roman Catholic Church]] parish is the first Catholic church in Hamtramck.<ref name="St. Florian Roman Catholic Church">{{cite web|url=http://www.stflorianparish.org/ |title=Saint Florian Roman Catholic Church – Hamtramck, MI |website=Stflorianparish.org |access-date=January 26, 2017}}</ref>
* 1910: [[Dodge Brothers Motor Car Company]] break ground for an automotive plant in Hamtramck; rapid influx of European immigrants begins.<ref name="hamtramck.us"/>
* 1914: Dodge Brothers plant begins operations.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.angelfire.com/de2/detroitpix/Hamtramck.html |title=Detroit Pictures - Pix of the Motor City |website=Angelfire.com |access-date=January 26, 2017}}</ref>
* 1922: Hamtramck is incorporated as a city to protect itself from annexation by Detroit; Peter C. Jezewski is the first mayor.<ref name="hamtramck.us"/>
* 1926: St. Florian's present edifice is built.<ref name="St. Florian Roman Catholic Church"/> It has a 1928 [[Austin Organs, Inc.|Austin Organ]] Opus #1528 that contains 3 Manuals and 40 ranks,<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.austinorgans.com/images/austinopuslist.pdf |title=austin opus db.xls |website=Austinorgans.com |access-date=January 26, 2017}}</ref> which was newly refurbished in 2008.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.stflorianparish.org/calendar_en.htm|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080130082820/http://www.stflorianparish.org/calendar_en.htm|url-status=dead|archive-date=January 30, 2008|title=Saint Florian Roman Catholic Church|work=stflorianparish.org}}</ref>
* {{llwsy|1959}}: Won the [[Little League World Series]] of Baseball.<ref name="Little League">{{cite web|url=http://detnews.com/article/20100821/SPORTS07/8210322/-Pinky--Deras--The-greatest-Little-Leaguer-there-ever-was |title='Pinky' Deras: The greatest Little Leaguer there ever was |first=Ted |last=Kulfan |date=August 10, 2010 |work=[[The Detroit News]] |location=Hamtramck, Michigan |access-date=November 9, 2010}}</ref> Hamtramck was a hotbed of baseball activity at the time, and was the first Michigan team to win the title;<ref name="Little League"/> the next time a team from Michigan won the title was [[Taylor, Michigan|Taylor]] in {{llwsy|2021}}.<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.msn.com/en-us/sports/more-sports/taylor-north-wins-little-league-world-series-title/ar-AANSskL |title=Taylor North wins Little League World Series Title |first=Marsha |last=Green |website=[[NBC Sports]] |via=MSN.com |date=August 29, 2021 |accessdate=August 29, 2021}}</ref><ref>[https://www.detroitnews.com/story/sports/2022/06/05/art-pinky-deras-hamtramck-hero-and-greatest-little-leaguer-ever-dies-75/7526730001/ Art Pinky Deras and Greatest Little Leaguer Ever Dies] June 5, 2022 ''[[Detroit News]]''</ref>
* 1996: In November, voters pass the ''Ordinance to Preserve Parkland in Hamtramck '' by a 64% vote, after a year-long campaign, marking the first time an ordinance was ever enacted in the city by a referendum vote of the population.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.hamtramck.us/about/pages/history.php |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080210003520/http://www.hamtramck.us/about/pages/history.php |archive-date=February 10, 2008 |title=Welcome to Hamtramck}}</ref>
* 2000: Hamtramck goes into Emergency Financial Status after running million dollar deficits and political in-fighting. Gov. Engler appoints Louis Schimmel as Emergency Financial Manager.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.mackinac.org/article.aspx?ID=4012 |title=Privatization and Hamtramck |publisher=Mackinac Center}}</ref>
* 2005: Hamtramck voters ratify a new City Charter<ref>{{cite web|url=http://hamtramckstar.com/index.php/city_charter_passes_by_153_votes_hamtown|title=City Charter passes by 153 votes - Hamtown Confidential|work=Hamtramck Star|access-date=January 26, 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20101212214106/http://hamtramckstar.com/index.php/city_charter_passes_by_153_votes_hamtown|archive-date=December 12, 2010|url-status=dead}}</ref>
* 2007: Hamtramck emerges from emergency financial management.
* 2010: Hamtramck asked the state of Michigan permission to file for bankruptcy protection.
* 2013: Hamtramck becomes the first Muslim-majority American city.<ref name=Bailey/><ref name=Felton/>
* 2014: Hamtramck reenters emergency management.<ref>{{cite web|title=EM says the city is poised to get emergency state loan {{!}} Hamtramck Review|url=http://www.thehamtramckreview.com/em-says-the-city-is-poised-to-get-emergency-state-loan/ |website=www.thehamtramckreview.com |access-date=January 5, 2016}}</ref>
* 2015: Hamtramck becomes the first American city to elect a Muslim-majority city council.<ref name=Bailey/><ref name=Felton/>
* 2018: The city is released from emergency management for the second time.<ref>{{cite web|last1=Ramirez |first1=Charles E. |title=Hamtramck released from receivership |url=https://www.detroitnews.com/story/news/local/wayne-county/2018/03/02/hamtramck-released-receivership/388612002/ |website=Detroit News |access-date=March 2, 2018}}</ref>
* 2022: Hamtramck becomes the first American city with an all-Muslim government.<ref name=government_21 /> 
* 2023: Hamtramck City Council enacts [[pride flag]] restrictions and approves animal sacrifices for religious purposes.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/us/michigan-s-muslim-majority-city-council-approves-animal-sacrifice-for-religious-purposes/ar-AA16eHbz |title=Michigan's Muslim-majority city council approves animal sacrifice for religious purposes |website=[[MSN]]}}</ref>
In 1910 Hamtramck, then a village, had 3,559 residents. Between 1910 and 1920 Hamtramck's population grew by 1,266 percent. The growth of Hamtramck and neighboring [[Highland Park, Michigan|Highland Park]] broke records for increases of population; both municipalities withstood annexation efforts from Detroit.<ref>"[https://timesmachine.nytimes.com/timesmachine/1920/05/16/112660475.pdf Detroit Suburbs Ahead in Census]." ''[[The New York Times]]''. May 16, 1920. Retrieved on April 11, 2009.</ref>