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NBD was founded in 1933 in Detroit in the midst of widespread bank failures during the Great Depression.Spurred by the Reconstruction Finance Corporation (RFC) to help stabilize the nation's banking system, NBD's shares were initially equally owned by General Motors (GM) and by the U.S. government under the RFC.
In May 1985, Capital Cities Communications, which owned Detroit radio stations WJR (760 AM) and WHYT (96.3 FM, originally WJR-FM, now WDVD), announced its acquisition of ABC. [3]
Abbott Laboratories is an American multinational medical devices and health care company with headquarters in Green Oaks, Illinois, United States.The company was founded by Chicago physician Wallace Calvin Abbott in 1888 to formulate known drugs; today, it sells medical devices, diagnostics, branded generic medicines and nutritional products.
General-Pacific Corporation, a Los Angeles-based subsidiary was established in 1937. The last General fire truck was built in Detroit in 1956 and the name was changed to General Fire Extinguisher Corporation the following year. General Fire Extinguisher Corporation filed for chapter 11 bankruptcy in 2000 and chapter 7 in 2001.
Henry Ford High School is located at 20000 Evergreen Road, on the northwest side of Detroit, Michigan.The facility is staffed and operated by Detroit Public Schools.Ford High opened its doors on September 5, 1957; it was constructed to accommodate an overflow of students from nearby Cooley, Mumford, and Redford high schools. [3]
Brother Rice High School is a Catholic, all-boys, non-residential college prep school with approximately 600 students located in Bloomfield Township, Michigan, United States in Metro Detroit. [2] The school shares a campus with the all-girls Marian High School , Saint Regis Parish and the K-8 Saint Regis School.
Cass Technical High School (simply referred to as Cass Tech) is a magnet high school in Midtown Detroit, Michigan, United States. [3] It was established in 1907 and is part of the Detroit Public Schools Community District .
Kamala Harris, the 49th and incumbent vice president of the United States, announced her 2024 campaign for president on July 21, 2024, after incumbent President Joe Biden withdrew his bid for reelection and endorsed her earlier the same day.