May 31st, 2008
With a rousing speech from the front porch of his home in Marion, Ohio, Warren Gamaliel Harding launched his campaign for the presidency of the United States. Historians may argue that Harding, our 29th president, was one of the least effective Presidents, but he was certainly an interesting and colorful man, leading an administration […]
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March 8th, 2007
Nearly 10 years after her death, Princess Diana still casts a spell over people around the world.
We saw her beauty and glamour in countless photographs. We saw her compassion and grace as she traveled the world for causes that she believed in. We saw her poise and pain as she struggled through a very public breakup and divorce. […]
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March 1st, 2007
Today is Admission Day for Ohio, our 17th State, admitted to the union on March 1st, 1803.
The date of admission was actually determined retroactively, because no formal date of statehood was set by the original legislation. It wasn’t until 1953 that the date of admission was set as March 1st, 1803, the date that Ohio’s […]
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