Detroit in the Space Age

The atlas holds 6 people and 14 moments here, from 1957 to 2018. The most recorded lives are Rosa Parks, Aretha Franklin and Ayrton Senna.

Notable people

  1. Aretha Franklin

    from 1987 to 2018

    4 moments here

    American singer, pianist, songwriter, and civil-rights activist known as the “Queen of Soul.” Her documented movements span childhood relocations…

  2. Ayrton Senna

    from 1986 to 1987

    2 moments here

    Brazilian racing driver Ayrton Senna da Silva was a three-time Formula One World Drivers’ Champion.…

  3. Olivia de Havilland

    in 1971

    1 moment here

    Olivia de Havilland was a British-American-French actress whose career ranged from California community theatre and Warner Bros.…

  4. Prince

    in 1984

    1 moment here

    Prince Rogers Nelson was an American singer, songwriter, musician, producer, actor, and filmmaker associated with the Minneapolis sound.…

  5. Ronald Reagan

    in 1980

    1 moment here

    American broadcaster, actor, labor leader, governor of California, and 40th president of the United States.…

  6. Rosa Parks

    from 1957 to 2005

    5 moments here

    American civil-rights activist whose lifelong work against racial segregation included local NAACP organizing in Montgomery, the 1955 bus protest and…

Moments

  1. 1957 Relocation to Detroit Rosa Parks
  2. 1957 Return to Detroit Rosa Parks
  3. 1961 Virginia Park Street residence Rosa Parks
  4. 1971 Autobiographical tour stop in Detroit Olivia de Havilland
  5. 1980 Wins nomination in Detroit Ronald Reagan
  6. 1984 Purple Rain Tour opening Prince
  7. 1986 Detroit Grand Prix victory Ayrton Senna
  8. 1987 One Lord, One Faith, One Baptism recording Aretha Franklin
  9. 1987 Second Detroit Grand Prix victory Ayrton Senna
  10. 1994 Attack at her Detroit home Rosa Parks
  11. 2005 Death in Detroit Rosa Parks
  12. 2013 Detroit Christmas concert Aretha Franklin
  13. 2016 Thanksgiving national-anthem performance Aretha Franklin
  14. 2018 Death at Detroit home Aretha Franklin

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