Also see Ohio Snakes
Ohio, and its fair
city of Columbus.
Many are surprised
to learn that Ohio is the 7th most populous state in
the U.S. and that Columbus is the 15th largest city.
Unique
to Ohio today |
| Nations Largest University |
Ohio State University, Columbus |
| Pro Football Hall of Fame |
Located in Canton, Ohio |
| Nations Largest State Fair |
Columbus |
| Pontifical College |
There are but two in the world; one in Rome and the other
in Columbus |
| Business and Industry founded or headquartered
in Ohio |
Wendy's, Federated, Firestone, Proctor & Gamble,
Hoover, Fifth Third Bank, Kroger |
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Unique
in World and U.S. History |
| Home of 8 U.S. Presidents |
More than from any other State. |
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Ohio
Fame, Fortune and Firsts |
| Aviators/Astronauts |
Neil Armstrong
Eddie Rickenbacker
the Wright brothers
James Lovell
John Glenn |
First man on the moon
WW I "Ace of Aces"
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First American to orbit the Earth |
| Indians |
Blue Jacket
Tecumseh
Pontiac
Logan |
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| Inventors |
Thomas Edison
ditto the Wright brothers
Charles Kettering, |
Revolutionized the world |
| Presidents |
William H. Harrison, Benjamin Harrison
Ulysses S. Grant, William McKinley
Rutherford B. Hayes, William Howard Taft
James A. Garfield, Warren G. Harding |
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| Women |
Annie Oakley
Erma Bombeck
Harriet Beecher Stowe
Gloria Steinem |
Buffalo Bill's Wild West Show
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Author: Uncle Toms Cabin |
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Clarence Darrow |
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| TV/Movies |
Clark Gable, Hugh Downs, Lillian Gish,
Dean Martin, Paul Newman, Tyrone Power,
Bob Hope, Phil Donahue, Steven Spielberg,
Arsenio Hall, Ted Turner, Tim Conway, Dave Chapelle |
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| Writers |
Erma Bombeck, James Thurber, Zane Grey,
Norman Vincent Peale |
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| Sports Figures |
Archie Griffin, Jack Nicklaus, Cy Young,
Jesse Owens, Pete Rose, Woody Hayes,
John Heismans |
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| Military Figures |
George Armstrong Custer
William Tecumseh Sherman
George McClellan
Oliver Hazard Perry
Philip H. Sherican |
Big Loser at Little Big Horn
Civil War hero
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4th American General |
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Johnny Appleseed |
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Daniel Boone |
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| Industrialists |
Andrew Carnegie
John D. Rockefeller
Harvey Firestone
William Proctor and James Gamble
William Henry Hoover |
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Standard Oil
Firestone Tire & Rubber
Proctor and Gamble
Hoover |
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Tibbets. |
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| Misicians |
Tracie Chapman, Crissy Hines |
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Salmon Chase |
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Authur Schlesinger, Jr. |
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Misc |
| roller coasters/amusement parks |
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| zoo, jack hannah |
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| golf |
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| wine |
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| business |
wendys, white castle, fifth thrid bank, federated, kroger |
| josephinum |
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| underground railroad |
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| limestone/fossils |
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| serpent mounds/newark formations |
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| John Gilman first used x-rays in surgery in 1896 |
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Timeline
of groundbreaking World and U.S. events in Ohio |
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| 1833 |
The nation’s first interracial, coeducational college,
Oberlin College, was founded. |
| 1869 |
W. F. Semple of Mount Vernon patented chewing gum. |
| 1878 |
James Ritty of Dayton developed the first cash register. |
| 1879 |
Cleveland became the world’s first city to be lighted
electrically. |
| 1891 |
John Lambert of Ohio City made America’s first
automobile. |
| 1896 |
In Marietta, John Gilman first used x-rays in surgery. |
| 1898 |
Henry Timken of Canton developed the roller bearing. |
| 1903 |
The Wright Brothers, a pair of bicycle shop owners from
Dayton, became the first in flight. |
| 1911 |
Charles Kettering of Loudonville invented the first automobile
self-starter. |
| 1923 |
Garrett Morgan of Cleveland invented the first traffic
light. |
| 1938 |
Roy J. Plunkett of New Carlisle invented Teflon. |
| 1962 |
John Glenn from New Concord was the first American to
orbit the Earth. |
| 1969 |
Neil Armstrong of Wapakoneta became the first man to
walk on the moon. |
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Current
Movers and Shakers |
| Les Wexner, Columbus |
Founder of The Limited, Express, Bath and Body Works,
Victoria's Secret, Aura Science, Henri Bendel and The White
Barn Candle Company. |
| Archie Griffin |
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| Ted Turner |
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