On Thursday, Detroit made history — and not in a good way.
The heart of the U.S. auto industry and home to the Detroit Tigers, Eminem and the White Stripes, Motown, and (maybe) Jimmy Hoffa's body became the largest city ever to file for bankruptcy.
In many ways, this financial crisis is 60 years in the making.
As the Motor City faces an uncertain future, here's a look back at some key dates in the long, storied past of one of America's great cities: