Milo Dakin's Bribery & Tigers' Debut Win | Apr 28
From Michigan Minute by WKAR Public Media
April 28, 2026 · 1 min · Episode 1517
About this episode
The episode discusses the expulsion of Representative Milo Dakin for bribery and the Detroit Tigers' first official game.
On this day in 1887: The Michigan House expelled Representative Milo Dakin for attempting to bribe fellow lawmakers. This marked the first expulsion in Michigan's history. On this day in 1896: The Detroit Tigers played their first official game as part of the Western League, defeating the Columbus Senators 17 to 2 at their new stadium at the corner of Michigan and Trumbull.
Topics covered
- Michigan history
- political events
- sports history
- Detroit Tigers
- bribery
Keywords
- Milo Dakin
- Michigan House
- Detroit Tigers
- bribery
- first game
- Columbus Senators
- 1887
- 1896
Mentioned in this episode
Organizations: Michigan House, Detroit Tigers
Places: Columbus
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