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15 Aug 1977
Ohio State University's Big Ear radio telescope detected a deep-space radio signal.
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15 Nov 1969
The first Wendy's restaurant opened in Columbus, Ohio, US.
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21 Mar 1952
The world's first rock and roll concert is held in Cleveland, Ohio.
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12 Mar 1948
Cleveland, Ohio, recorded its coldest March temperature at a bone-chilling -5°F.
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10 Jun 1935
Alcoholics Anonymous was founded in Akron, Ohio.
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10 Jun 1933
Robber John Dillinger stole $10,000 in his first robbery at a bank in New Carlisle, Ohio.
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5 Apr 1923
The Firestone Tire and Rubber Company started selling inflatable tires from Akron, Ohio.
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1 Sep 1914
Passenger Pigeons become extinct.
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5 Aug 1914
The first traffic lights in the US were installed in Cleveland, Ohio.
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3 Aug 1900
Firestone Tire and Rubber Company is founded.
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10 Jan 1870
John D. Rockefeller created Standard Oil Company in Cleveland, Ohio.
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25 Jun 1867
Barbed wire was patented by Lucien B Smith in Ohio, US.
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29 May 1851
Black women's rights activist Sojourner Truth gave her famous speech 'Ain't I A Woman?' at the Women's Rights Convention in Akron, Ohio.
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1 Mar 1803
Ohio became the 17th state to join the United States of America.
