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The NFL’s First Game Was Played in Dayton

Here’s how America’s fall obsession took its initial steps in Dayton during the autumn of 1920 with a game between the Dayton Triangles and the Columbus Panhandles.

Dayton filmmaker Allen Farst filming “Triangle Park” (photo by Rentz Photography)

Filmmaker Allen Farst on the NFL’s First Game

Decades of moviemaking culminate in “Triangle Park,” a documentary about the historic 1920 game in Dayton that kicked off the NFL as we know it today.

"Hang On Sloopy" record and concert poster

How ‘Hang On Sloopy’ Became Ohio’s Anthem

The McCoys’ 1965 hit is our state’s official rock song and a staple of halftime shows and sports-arena singalongs. Here’s how in the O-H-I-O that all happened.

Columbus based fashion designer Celeste Malvar Stewart (photo by Priscilla Dwomoh)

Celeste Malvar-Stewart on Being Conscious About Clothes

The Columbus-based fashion designer shares why clothing can bring us joy and how to think sustainably about what we wear.

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Theodore Roosevelt and crowd at McKinley Memorial

Theodore Roosevelt Dedicates the McKinley Memorial

On Sept. 30, 1907, the 26th president of the United States traveled to Canton to dedicate the monument paying tribute to his predecessor. READ MORE >>

The History of the Put-in-Bay Road Race

During the 1950s, this annual event brought sports car owners to South Bass Island to face off on a 3.1-mile course set up on city streets. READ MORE >>

Neil Armstrong, Bob Hope and Gov. James Rhodes in Wapakoneta (photo courtesy of Ohio History Connection)

Neil Armstrong Returns to Wapakoneta

On Sept. 6, 1969, the first man to walk on the moon returned to his hometown for a hero’s welcome. Comedian Bob Hope and Gov. James Rhodes joined him. READ MORE >>

Wilbur and Katharine Wright seated in the Wright Model A Flyer with Orville Wright standing nearby (photo courtesy of Wright State University Libraries’ Special Collections and Archives)

How the Wright Brothers’ Sister Shaped History

Katharine Wright was her famous brothers’ not-so-silent partner, aiding her siblings Orville and Wilbur in their quest to get their dreams of mechanical flight off the ground. READ MORE >>

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