1809Government
== History ==
Originally a trading post established in 1809 by a French-Canadian fur trader from Montreal, a permanent settlement was established on the east side of the Huron R...
1825Military
A separate community a short distance away on the west side of the river was established in 1825 under the name "Ypsilanti", after Demetrios Ypsilantis, a hero in the Greek War ...
1829Military
Woodruff's Grove changed its name to Ypsilanti in 1829, the year its namesake effectively won the war for Greek Independence at the Battle of Petra, with the two communities eve...
1849Government
=== Higher education ===
A college town, Ypsilanti is the location of Eastern Michigan University, founded in 1849 as Michigan State Normal School.
1893History
The suits were displayed at the 1893 The World's Columbian Exposition, (also known as the Chicago World's Fair) in Chicago and distributed internationally, earning the city a re...
1906History
== References ==
== Further reading ==
Beakes, Samuel Willard (1906).
1907Architecture
The company declined in the early 20th century, was sold to the Oak Knitting Company in 1907, and the mill buildings were demolished in 1933.
1912Architecture
The quarter mile stretch of land along Michigan Avenue became a hub for car dealerships starting in 1912 when the first car dealership opened, and ending in the 1990s when the l...
1915Architecture
== Arts and culture ==
The Martha Washington Theatre opened in 1915.
1919Government
– owner of Detroit Tigers 1919–1952, born in Ypsilanti
John Burton (1910–1992), first African-American mayor and one of three African-American mayors elected in 1967 prior to wh...
1920History
From 1920 to 1922, Apex Motors produced the "ACE" car.
1925Culture
Butterfield Theatres in 1925.
1929Economy
=== Timeline ===
1929 – Miller Motors Hudson opens, it eventually becomes the last Hudson dealership in the world
1931 – McKenny Union opens as the first student union on the c...
1937History
1937 - American jazz musician Nat King Cole married singer and dancer Nadine Robinson at a private residence located at 370 First Avenue.
1939Economy
1939–mid‑1940s – Phyllis Diller lived at 215 ½ Oakwood Street in Ypsilanti while her husband worked at the Willow Run bomber plant.
1947Culture
Frazer bought the nearby Willow Run B-24 Liberator bomber plant from Ford Motor Company, and started to make Kaiser and Frazer model cars in 1947.
1953Economy
The last Kaiser car made in Ypsilanti rolled off the assembly line in 1953, when the company merged with Willys–Overland and moved production to Toledo, Ohio.
1960Government
Domino's Pizza was founded in Ypsilanti in 1960 near the campus of Eastern Michigan University.
1963Government
By 1963, Clara Owens established the Ypsilanti Greek Theater in Ypsilanti, Michigan for the performance of Greek theater productions.
1967Crime
1967–1969 – Ypsilanti resident John Norman Collins was linked to the Michigan Murders, a series of killings targeting female students at the University of Michigan and Eastern M...
1969Crime
He was arrested in July 1969 and convicted of one murder on August 19, 1970.
1971Culture
It was converted to an adult theatre in 1971, then to a strip club in 1982.
1973Sports
Carolyn King – one of first girls to play Little League baseball; centerpiece of landmark lawsuit in 1973 that led to Little League dropping boys-only policy
Janae Marie Kroc – ...
1979Government
In 1979, Faz Husain was elected to the Ypsilanti city council, the first Muslim and the first native of India to win elected office in Michigan.
1994Government
Riverside Arts Center, established in 1994, features a 115-seat black box theater and art gallery.
1998Disaster
1998 – The Michigan Firehouse Museum is established preserving a firehouse built in 1898.
2000History
=== 2000 census ===
As of the census of 2000, there were 22,362 people, 8,551 households, and 3,377 families residing in the city.
2006Culture
The museum is the home to an original Fabulous Hudson Hornet race car, which inspired the character Doc Hudson in the 2006 Pixar animated film Cars.
2007Government
On July 23, 2007, Governor Jennifer Granholm announced that Ypsilanti, along with the cities of Caro and Clio, was chosen by the Michigan State Housing Development Authority (MS...
2009History
The Ann Arbor News ceased publication on July 23, 2009; it was replaced by a new Internet-based news operation, AnnArbor.com, which also produces print editions on Thursdays and...
2010History
The GM Powertrain Division ceased production at this facility in 2010.
2012History
The 2012 film The Five-Year Engagement was filmed in downtown Ypsilanti and surrounding areas.
2013Culture
Since 2013, Ypsilanti has participated in First Fridays, an arts and culture-based monthly event that features a self-guided tour of participating businesses highlighting local ...
2017Government
Ypsi Pride was established in 2017.
2020Government
On June 23, 2020, Mayor Beth Bashert resigned after a controversial comment she made about race during a Zoom meeting.
2025Government
In 2025, amid several major data center development agreements across Michigan, the University of Michigan selected Ypsilanti as the site for its new data center.