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Airplanes at National Museum of the US Air Force

Sense of History

The history of Ohio is also that of our nation. Visit places that pay tribute to great Ohioans and walk in the footsteps of those who changed the world.

Illustration of Rod Serling in front of television (illustration by Ridge Rooms)

How Ohio Shaped Rod Serling’s ’The Twilight Zone’

Rod Serling created his iconic television series after spending time in Ohio writing radio and television dramas that examined themes of human nature, morality and society’s deepest anxieties. READ MORE >>
Historic photo of Rupp’s Store on the Miami & Erie Canal in Waterville (photo courtesy of Ohio History Connection)

How Ohio’s Canal Era Helped Shape the State’s History

A groundbreaking idea began to take shape in Ohio 200 years ago this summer, as the simultaneous creation of two major canals ultimately opened the state to trade and transformed the place we call home. READ MORE >>
John F. Kennedy campaigning at Cleveland’s Euclid Beach Park in 1960 (photo by Frank Aleksandrowicz from the Cleveland Press Collections, courtesy of the Michael Schwartz Library Special Collections, Cleveland State University)

John F. Kennedy Campaigns at Euclid Beach Park

Less than two months before the 1960 presidential election, the Democratic candidate addressed the largest crowd ever assembled at this lakeside park in Cleveland. READ MORE >>
Illustration of man flying near a UFO (illustration by Jacob Stead)

The Case of Ohio’s Best Documented UFO

What happened in the skies near Charles Mill Lake on Oct. 18, 1973, stands as one of the most credible UFO experiences in United States history. It is known as the Coyne Incident.  READ MORE >>
Present day exterior of Union Terminal, home of the Cincinnati Museum Center (photo courtesy of Cincinnati Museum Center)

How Union Terminal Became an Iconic Cincinnati Landmark

It opened in 1933 as one of the nation’s most magnificent train stations, but Union Terminal’s closure in 1972 cast doubt over the beautiful art deco building’s future. Then, Superman and, years later, Hamilton County voters saved the day. READ MORE >>

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