| A Detroit Timeline
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| Year |
Events
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| 1943 |
Detroit Science Fictioneers formed
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| 1944 |
SI/ASFA founded in Detroit
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Detroit Hyperborean Society club formed
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| 1946 |
Ray Nelson invents the Propeller Beanie
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Andy Porter born
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| 1948 |
Michigan Science Fiction Society formed
|
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Detroit Hyperborean Society club ends
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| 1947 |
Carl Lundgren born
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| 1948 |
Larry Tucker born
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| 1949 |
The Blowup
|
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Roger Sims Discovers fandom
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| 1950 |
Martin Alger coins Real Soon Now
|
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Randy Bathurst born
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| 1952 |
Detroit in '53 Worldcon bid fizzles
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| 1954 |
Detroit in 1955 Worldcon bid fails
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| mid-50s |
Beerfandom founded by Art Rapp
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| 1958 |
Detroit in '59 Worldcon bid wins at Solacon beating Big 'D' in '59 and Chicago: 1959
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| 1959 |
Detention (Worldcon) held
|
|
TAFF winner John Berry visits
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| late 50s |
Misfits has become a blowing league
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| 1960-65 |
The Fanzine Foundation operated by Alan J. Lewis
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| mid-60s |
Wayne Third Foundation founded
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| 1964 |
Cleveland in '66 bid begins as an inchoate thing including Detroit
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| 1965 |
1965 Detroit Triple Fan Fair held
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| 1966 |
Tricon (Worldcon) held in Cleveland with Detroit as co-host
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| 1968 |
1968 Detroit Triple Fan Fair held
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| 1969 |
1969 Detroit Triple Fan Fair held
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| 1970 |
Dum-Dum Banquet held in Detroit
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| 1970s |
Oak Park High School Science Fiction Club active
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| 1973 |
Stilyagi Air Corps founded in Ann Arbor
|
|
Leah Zeldes Smith finds fandom
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| 1974 |
A2 Relax Icon held
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| mid-70s |
Sid Altus becomes active
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| 1975 |
ConFusion 13 held
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| mid-late 70s |
MiSHAP exists
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| 1976 |
Detroit in '79 hoax Westercon bid
|
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EMUSFS formed
|
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ConFusion 12 held
|
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Martin Alger dies
|
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AutoClave 1 held
|
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ConClave I held
|
| 1977 |
ConClave II held
|
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ConFusion 14 held
|
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AutoClave 2 held
|
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Contagion II held
|
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Great Combined Milford and Clarion Decennial Jubilee, Colloquim and Beer Bash held in East Lansing
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| 1978 |
Phantasia Press founded
|
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EMUSFS ends
|
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ConClave 3 held
|
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ConFusion Pi held
|
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AutoClave 3 held
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| late 70s |
Wayne Third Foundation ends
|
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Ann Arbor Science Fiction Association created by the Stilyagi Air Corps
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| 1979 |
Mass ConFusion held
|
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ConClave IV held
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| 1980 |
Detroit in '82 Worldcon bid loses to Chicago in 1982
|
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ConFusion 6 and/or 7 held
|
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FilkCon II (in Toledo) organized by Ann Arbor fans
|
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ConClave V held
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| 1981 |
Nine Billion Names of ConFusion held
|
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ConClave VI held
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| 1982 |
ConFusion 11 held
|
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ConClave VII held
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| 1983 |
Detroit in '85 NASFiC bid loses to Austin in '85 at Constellation
|
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ConFusion 101 held
|
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ConClave VIII held
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| 1984 |
ConClave IX held
|
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Genuine ConFusion held
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| 1985 |
Leah Zeldes Smith moves to Chicago
|
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ConClave X held
|
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Decadent ConFusion held
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| 1986 |
Perpetual ConFusion held
|
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ConClave XI held
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| 1987 |
Stark Raving ConFusion held
|
|
ConClave XII held
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| 1988 |
Ambulatory ConFusion held
|
|
ConClave XIII held
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| 1989 |
Phantasia Press shuts down
|
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ConClave XIV held
|
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ConFusion 102 held
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| 1990 |
ConClave 15 held
|
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State of ConFusion held
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| 1991 |
ConClave 16 held
|
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Immaculate ConFusion held
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| 1992 |
ConClave 17 held
|
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Hardwired ConFusion held
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| 1993 |
ConClave 18 held
|
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•Transcendental ConFusion held
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| 1994 |
ConFusion XX held
|
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ConClave XIX held
|
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Ditto 7 held in Ann Arbor
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| 1995 |
ConClave XX held
|
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ConFusion 10101 held
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| 1996 |
ConClave XXI held
|
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Deviant ConFusion held
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| 1997 |
ConClave XXII held
|
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ConFusion-17 held
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| 1998 |
ConClave XXIII held
|
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ConFusion of the Winnebagos held
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| 1999 |
ConClave XXIX held
|
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Vintage ConFusion held
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| 2000 |
Nancy Tucker Shaw dies
|
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ConClave XXX held
|
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ConFusion 19100 held
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| 2001 |
ConClave XXVI held
|
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Mystery God ConFusion held
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| 2002 |
ConClave XXVII held
|
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Astronomical ConFusion held
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| 2003 |
ConClave XXVIII held
|
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ConFusion and Her Friends held
|
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Midwest Construction held in Ann Arbor
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| 2004 |
ConClave XXIX held
|
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ConFusion XXX held
|
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Mythcon XXXV held in Ann Arbor
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| 2005 |
Howard DeVore dies
|
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31 Flavors of ConFusion held
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| 2006 |
Synthetic ConFusion held
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| 2007 |
MoonBase ConFusion held
|
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ConClave 32 held
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| 2008 |
High Voltage ConFusion held
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| 2009 |
Cryptic ConFusion held
|
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Randy Bathurst dies
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| 2010 |
I See By My ConFusion held
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| 2011 |
This ConFusion Is Not Yet Rated held
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| 2012 |
Ben Singer dies
|
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Epic ConFusion held
|
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SFRA Conference held in Detroit
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| 2013 |
Detroit in 2014 NASFiC bid wins at LSC3 beating Phoenix in 2014
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Larry Tucker dies
|
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Immortal ConFusion held
|
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Mythcon 44 held in East Lansing
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| 2014 |
Detcon1 (NASFiC) held
|
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Legendary ConFusion held
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| 2015 |
ConClave 39 held
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Back to the ConFusion held
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| 2016 |
Fred Prophet dies
|
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ConClave 40 held
|
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Life, the Universe, and ConFusion held
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| 2017 |
The Continuum held
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