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Jan 27, 2009
Salmon Portland Chase , born on January 13, 1808 in Cornish, New Hampshire, served as Ohio’s Governor, Senator, the Secretary of the Treasury, and was appointed Chief Justi ...
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Jan 27, 2009
Paul Laurence Dunbar was born June 27, 1872 in Dayton, Ohio to recently parents who had escaped slavery. Dunbar started school at Central High School, the only African-American ...
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Jan 27, 2009
Charles F. Kettering , born on August 29, 1876 in Loudonville, Ohio. He began school at Wooster, but transferred to The Ohio State University, graduating in 1904. He served as He ...
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Jan 27, 2009
Eddie Rickenbacker , born on October 8, 1890 in Columbus, Ohio, was an Ace Fighter Pilot in World War I. Rickenbacker was a professional race car driver, setting a speed world re ...
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Jan 27, 2009
Denton True “Cy” Young was born in Gilmore, Ohio on March 29, 1867 to a life of farming. Destined, however, for baseball stardom, Young began his professional career ...
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Jan 22, 2009
Neil Armstrong , born on August 5, 1930 in Wapakoneta, Ohio, was the first person to walk on the moon. In addition to serving as an astronaut, Armstrong served in the Navy, begin ...
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Jan 22, 2009
Dr. George Washington Crile, born on November 11, 1864 in Chili, Ohio was a noted surgeon, crafting innovative techniques and materials. Crile graduated from Ohio Northern Unive ...
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Jan 22, 2009
Thomas Alva Edison was born on February 11, 1847 in Milan, Ohio, the youngest of seven children. Edison received very little formal education, chiefly homeschooled by his mother ...
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Jan 22, 2009
John Glenn was born on July 18, 1921 in Cambridge, Ohio and was the first American to orbit Earth. Glenn made a second historic space flight, doing so in 1998, at the age of 77, ...
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Jan 22, 2009
James Cleveland “Jesse” Owens, born on September 12, 1913 in Oakville, Alabama, is one of the most celebrated American athletes for his achievements at the 1936 Olym ...
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