Ohio’s History
Timeline of Events July 4, 1776 - United States Declaration of Independence 1787 - Ohio becomes part of the Northwest Territory 1803 - March 1 - Ohio admitted to the Union as the 17th state 1804- Ohio University founded 1816 - Columbus named state capitol. 1840 - William Henry Harrison, from North Bend, elected president.
Timeline of Events 1865 December 6 - The Abolishment of Slavery. The Thirteenth Amendment to the U.S Constitution is ratified, thus officially abolishing slavery 1868 - Ulysses S. Grant, from Point Pleasant, is elected president. 1880 - James Garfield, from Orange, is elected president. 1888 - Benjamin Harrison, from North Bend, is elected president. 1902 - Ohio flag adopted by Ohio Legislature. 1908 - William Howard Taft, from Cincinnati, is elected president.
Timeline of Events 1920 - Warren G. Harding, from Corsica, is elected president. 1949 - The Ohio Department of Natural Resources is created by the Legislature. 1962 - John Glenn from New Concord was the first American to orbit the Earth. 1969 - July 20, Neil Armstrong of Wapakoneta became the first man to walk on the moon. 2001 - Ohio ranked in the top ten in the country for growing corn, oats, winter wheat, soybeans, sweet corn, tomatoes, strawberries; raising chickens, hogs; and many dairy products.
Fun Facts State Nickname: The Buckeye State Capitol: Columbus Governor: John Kasich Date Entered the Union: March 1, 1803 State Number:17 7 Presidents have been from Ohio. State Flower: Scarlet Carnation State Bird: Cardinal State Mammal: White-tailed Deer State Tree: Buckeye
Famous People From Ohio Neil Armstrong-Astronaut John Glenn- Astronaut Thomas Edison- Inventor James A. Garfield- President Ulysses S. Grant- President Warren G. Harding- President Rutherford Hayes- President Benjamin Harrison- President William Howard Taft- President William McKinley- President Dean Martin- Singer and Actor Orville Wright- Inventor
Battles Fought in Ohio Siege of Fort Laurens: February 22 - March 20, 1779 American Revolutionary War Battle Of Chillicothe: May 1779 American Revolutionary War Logan’s Raid: October 1786 Northwest Indian War Battle of Fallen Timbers: August 20, 1794 Northwest Indian War Battle of Fort Meigs: April 28 - May 9, 1813 War of 1812 Battle of Fort Stephenson: August 2, 1813 War of 1812
Ohio Indian Tribes Chippewa Delaware Erie Illinois Iroquois Miami Ottawa Shawnee Wyandot
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