Short answers, pulled from the story.
Antoine de la Mothe Cadillac and his lieutenant Alphonse de Tonty began constructing Fort Pontchartrain du Détroit on the 24th of July 1701. The settlement was named after Louis Phélypeaux, comte de Pontchartrain, who served as Secretary of State of the Navy under King Louis XIV.
Henry Ford founded the Ford Motor Company in 1903 alongside automotive pioneers William C. Durant, the Dodge brothers, James and William Packard, and Walter Chrysler. These figures established the Big Three automakers: General Motors, Ford, and Stellantis North America.
The 1943 Detroit race riot resulted in thirty-four deaths and four hundred thirty-three injuries. Sparked by a protest at the Packard plant, the riot caused widespread property damage across multiple blocks.
Detroit filed for bankruptcy on the 18th of July 2013 after defaulting on $2.5 billion in debt in June 2013. This event made it the largest U.S. city to declare bankruptcy.
Motown became Detroit's most legendary record label founded by Berry Gordy Jr. Motown rose to prominence during the 1960s and early 1970s with acts such as Stevie Wonder, the Temptations, and Diana Ross & the Supremes.