The Progressive Era (1901-1928)

During the late nineteenth and the early twentieth centuries, Ohio underwent tremendous change. One of the principal changes was the shift from a predominantly agricultural economy to a much more industrialized one. This change also brought stark social changes to the state. Now millions of Ohioans relied on other people -- business owners -- for their livelihood. Many Ohioans believed that the business owners had undue influence over the government and that the employers had no desire to relinquish any power to middle and working-class Americans.

By the start of the twentieth century, a group of reformers, known as the Progressives, emerged to combat some of the ill effects of these changes. Most Progressives came from middle-class backgrounds. Many of them were college educated. Progressives generally believed that industrialization was good for the United States, but they also contended that human greed had grown to outweigh the overall benefits of industrialization. They hoped to re-instill in Americans moral values based upon Protestant religious beliefs. The Progressives wanted employers to treat their workers as the bosses wanted to be treated. They also hoped that, if working conditions improved, Americans would not engage in immoral activities, like drinking and gambling, to forget the difficulties that they faced.

To learn more about this important era in Ohio's history, please browse these entries at your leisure.

There are 485 entries matching this time period. They are listed below in alphabetical order.

1907 Southern Ohio Floods: All rivers flowing southward into the Ohio River reached flood stage during March 14-17, 1907. . . .
1910 Ohio Statewide Snowstorm: Snow began in Ohio late on February 16 and continued for two days. Most of Ohio received 10 to 20 inches and winds of 40 mph created drifts 10 feet deep. . . .
1913 Ohio Statewide Flood: The Flood of 1913 is known as the greatest natural disaster in Ohio history. At least 428 people died during the Flood of 1913, and more than twenty thousand homes were totally destroyed. . . .
1915 Cincinnati Windstorm: A vicious wind and rainstorm swept southwestern Ohio on the evening of Wednesday July 7, 1915. The death toll of 38 at Cincinnati is the greatest known in Ohio for a windstorm in which no tornadoes were involved. . . .
1916 Deadly Lake Erie Gales: The deadliest winds known on Lake Erie took the lives of 58 sailors on four vessels on Friday evening, October 20, 1916. . . .
1918 Ohio Statewide Blizzard: This storm was compared to the New Years Blizzard of 1864 and was not matched in Ohio until the Blizzard of 1978. . . .
1920 Western Ohio Tornadoes: The Palm Sunday 1920 tornado outbreak of 30 tornadoes across eight states killed 153 persons, ranking it among the deadliest tornado outbreaks in U.S. history. . . .
1924 Lorain Tornado: The deadliest tornado in Ohio history struck Lorain and Sandusky on Saturday, June 28, 1924. . . .
Adelaide, Mary: Mother Mary Adelaide was born Anne Sandusky on October 10, 1874, in Cincinnati, Ohio. A devout Catholic, Sandusky entered the Convent of the Sisters of St. Francis, Rochester, Minnesota, on June 6, 1893. She formally became a nun on July 16, 1902. At this time, Sandusky became Mother Mary Adelaide. . . .
Administrative Reorganization Code of 1921: Following World War I, many Americans, including numerous Ohioans, sought a more efficient and smaller government at the state and federal levels. The Administrative Reorganization Code of 1921 addressed these concerns by reordering the Ohio state government. . . .
African Americans: Numerous African Americans have resided in Ohio. Today, African-American Ohioans continue to enhance Ohio's cultural and social landscape. . . .
Airco DH.4 Bomber: During World War I, the Airco DH.4 Bomber was the only plane built in the United States of America to be flown in battle. . . .
Ake Law: During World War I, the United States fought against Germany and its allies. As a result, there was a significant amount of anti-German sentiment across the United States, including in Ohio. . . .
Akro Agate Company: Akro AgateDuring the first decade of the 1900s, Akron, Ohio, residents Gilbert Marsh and George T. Rankin began to manufacture glass marbles on the second story of Marsh's shoe store. . . .
Akron Indians: The Akron Indians was a professional football team in the National Football League from 1923 to 1926. . . .
Akron Pros: In 1920, the American Professional Football Association formed. This organization became the National Football League in 1922. Among its original fourteen teams was the Akron Pros, which formed on August 20, 1920, in Akron, Ohio. . . .
Albanian Ohioans: Numerous Ohioans are descended from Albanian ancestors. Today, Albanian Ohioans continue to enhance Ohio's cultural and social landscape. . . .
Allen, Florence E.: Florence Ellinwood Allen was the first woman to serve as a justice on the Ohio Supreme Court. . . .
Alma College: Alma College and its successor, Franklin College, were important educational institutions in Ohio during the nineteenth century. . . .
America: Originally published in Cleveland, Ohio, America was a Romanian-American newspaper. . . .
American Civil Liberties Union: The American Civil Liberties Union (ACLU) is a non-governmental agency dedicated to the preservation of individual liberties guaranteed by United States Constitution's Bill of Rights and by the 13th, 14th, 15th and 19th Amendments to the Constitution. . . .
American Greetings Corporation: Jacob Sapirstein founded American Greetings Corporation in Cleveland, Ohio in 1906. . . .
American Professional Football Association: During the 1910s, American football became an increasingly popular sport. Professional teams arose. Private businesses or individual communities usually sponsored the teams. They became a source of pride for the businesses and towns. . . .
American Rolling Mill Company: The American Rolling Mill Company (ARMCO) opened in Middletown, Ohio, in 1901. . . .
Americanization Committee: Governor James M. Cox originally created the Americanization Committee to promote American values and the teaching of the English language to immigrants who wanted to become American citizens. . . .
Americke Delnicke Listy (American Labor News): Americke Delnicke Listy, translated as American Labor News, was a Czech-American newspaper published in Cleveland, Ohio. . . .
Anderson, Sherwood: Sherwood Anderson was a prominent American author and journalist in the first half of the twentieth century. . . .
Annunciation Church School: Located in Cleveland, Ohio, the Annunciation Church School was founded in the mid 1920s to preserve the Greek language and customs among Greek immigrants. . . .
Annunciation Greek Orthodox Church: The Annunciation Greek Orthodox Church was the first Greek Orthodox Church founded in Cleveland, Ohio. . . .
Anti-German Sentiment: During World War I, the United States and its allies were fighting against Germany and its allies in Europe. As a result, anti-German sentiment developed in Ohio and across the nation during 1917 and 1918. . . .
Appalachian Migrants: As a result of worker shortages during World War I and World War II, a number of Ohio manufacturers began to recruit workers from Appalachia, especially from Kentucky and West Virginia. . . .
Athens Asylum: The Ridges was formerly an asylum for the mentally ill in Athens, Ohio. . . .
Austrian Ohioans: Numerous Ohioans are descended from Austrian ancestors. Today, Austrian Ohioans continue to enhance Ohio's cultural and social landscape. . . .
B'nai B'rith-Hillel Foundation: In 1925, the B'nai B'rith-Hillel Foundation formed. A Jewish organization, also known as just the Hillel Foundation, this group sponsors social, religious, and cultural activities for college students. . . .
B.F. Goodrich Company: Benjamin Franklin Goodrich helped make Akron, Ohio, the "Rubber Capital of the World" during the late 1800s. He became involved in the rubber industry in 1869, becoming the largest stockholder in the Hudson River Rubber Company in New York. . . .
Baker, Newton D.: Newton Diehl Baker was a prominent Democratic politician during the early 20th century. . . .
Balkan Ohioans: Numerous Ohioans are descended from Balkan ancestors. . . .
Banana Split: In 1907, Ernest R. Hazard supposedly invented the banana split. He owned a restaurant in Wilmington, Ohio, and he hoped that a new ice cream treat would attract students from Wilmington College. . . .
Banana Split Festival: Every June, Wilmington, Ohio hosts the Banana Split Festival. In 1907, Ernest R. Hazard supposedly invented the banana split. He owned a restaurant in Wilmington, and he hoped that a new ice cream treat would attract students from Wilmington College. . . .
Barn Gang: During the early 1900s, Colonel Edward Deeds established the Barn Gang in Dayton, Ohio. Interested parties, including Charles F. Kettering, met on Deeds's property to discuss scientific and technological issues. . . .
Barnett Cemetery: The Barnett Cemetery is principally an African-American cemetery in Pike County, Ohio. . . .
Batesville, Ohio: Williamsburg, now known as Batesville, is a small community in Noble County, Ohio. . . .
Battelle Memorial Institute: Battelle Memorial Institute was founded in 1923 with an endowment from the estate of Gordon Battelle. Located in Columbus, Ohio, the institute's mission is to develop practical applications for scientific research. . . .
Beard, Daniel C.: Daniel Carter Beard was a surveyor, artist and one of the founders of the Boy Scouts of America. . . .
Belle Center, Ohio: Belle Center, which has also been known as Belle Centre, is a small community in northern Logan County, Ohio. . . .
Belle Centre, Ohio: Belle Center, which has also been known as Belle Centre, is a small community in northern Logan County, Ohio. . . .
Bellows, George: George Wesley Bellows was a prominent American artist in the late nineteenth and early twentieth centuries. . . .
Bigelow, Herbert S.: Herbert Seely Bigelow was a prominent progressive politician in early twentieth century Ohio. . . .
Bing Act of 1921: In 1921, the Ohio legislature enacted the Bing Act. This law required all children between six and eighteen years of age in the state of Ohio to attend school. . . .
Blimps: Zeppelins are a type of airship, named for and invented by Ferdinand von Zeppelin. They are also known as blimps, airships, and dirigibles. . . .
Blue Laws: Blue laws are laws that prohibit certain types of activities on Sundays. While these laws have existed throughout American history, most people associate them with the late 1800s and the early 1900s, when the Progressives were a powerful group, seeking to reform the United States socially, politically, and economically. . . .
Bootlegging: Bootlegging refers to the illegal manufacture, transportation, or sale of alcohol. . . .
Bosler, Anna F.: Anna F. Bosler was the first woman sheriff in Ohio. . . .
Bowling Green State Normal College: The Ohio legislature approved the charter for Bowling Green State Normal School in 1910, and the institution first opened its doors in 1914. . . .
Bowling Green State University: The Ohio legislature approved the charter for Bowling Green State Normal School in 1910, and the institution first opened its doors in 1914. . . .
Boyd, William: William Boyd was an actor in motion pictures, radio and television. He was best known in his role as a westerner named Hopalong Cassidy. . . .
Brannock Bill: Enacted by the Ohio Legislature in 1905, the Brannock Bill provided local communities with limited authority to control the sale of alcoholic beverages within their jurisdictions. . . .
Brewery Arcade: The Brewery Arcade is a business building in Portsmouth, Ohio. . . .
Britton, Nan: Nan P. Britton claimed that she had an affair with President Warren G. Harding, an Ohioan. She also claimed that Harding was the father of her daughter, Elizabeth Ann. . . .
Brookins, Walter R.: Ohioan Walter Richard Brookins made the first night flight in world history. . . .
Brown, Hallie Q.: Hallie Quinn Brown was an African-American author, educator, and equal rights advocate during the late nineteenth and the early twentieth centuries. . . .
Brown, Katherine K.: Katherine Brown was a prominent Ohio Republican politician who served as advisor to John Bricker, James Rhodes, and Robert Taft. . . .
Brown, Rollo W.: Rollo Walter Brown was a prominent American author. . . .
Brumbaugh Act: The Brumbaugh Act of 1902 created a formal definition for high schools that set them apart from elementary schools. . . .
Buchanan-Clark Bible Bill: In 1925 the Ohio General Assembly passed the Buchanan-Clark Bible Bill, whic required Ohio's public school teachers to read ten verses from the Bible to their students every school day. . . .
Bull Moose Party: The Presidential Election of 1912 reflected both the important influence of Progressivism on American politics and the deep divisions that it could cause. . . .
Burick , Si: Si Burick was a premier sportswriter and editor from Dayton, Ohio. . . .
Burton, Theodore: Theodore Burton was a prominent Republican politician during the early twentieth century. . . .
Byelorussian Ohioans: Numerous Ohioans are descended from Byelorussian ancestors. Today, Byelorussian Ohioans continue to enhance Ohio's cultural and social landscape. . . .
Calvert, Thomas L.: Thomas Lawrence Calvert was Ohio's tenth Secretary of Agriculture. The Secretary of Agriculture served as the head of the Ohio State Board of Agriculture. . . .
Camp Perry: Camp Perry was the primary training center for the Ohio National Guard for much of the twentieth century. . . .
Camp Sherman: When the United States entered the First World War in April 1917, the nation was not fully prepared for the war effort. As a result, the government scrambled to create a system for training troops. Camp Sherman, located near Chillicothe, Ohio, was one of the new training camps. . . .
Canadian Ohioans: Numerous Ohioans are descended from both French and English Canadian ancestors. Today, Canadian Ohioans continue to enhance Ohio's cultural and social landscape. . . .
Canton Bulldogs: The Canton Bulldogs were a professional football team in Canton, Ohio. The first team known as the Canton Bulldogs played from 1904 to 1906, although it did not become known as the Bulldogs until 1906. Following the 1906 season, the team disbanded. . . .
Carpatho-Russian Ohioans: Numerous Ohioans are descended from Carpatho-Russian ancestors. . . .
Carpatina Society: The Carpatina Society is the first Romanian mutual-benefit society in Cleveland, Ohio. It also is the first such society in the United States of America. . . .
Carr, Joseph F.: Joseph F. Carr was born on October 22, 1880 (some sources claim that his birthday was on October 23, 1879), in Columbus, Ohio. As a young man, Carr, a newspaper reporter, became fascinated with football. In 1904, he formed the Columbus Panhandles. . . .
Centenary Exhibition of American Methodist Missions: The Centenary Celebration of American Methodist Missions was a Protestant missionary exposition held in Columbus, Ohio at the State Fairgrounds, in June and July 1919. . . .
Cercle des Conferences Francaises: Cercle des Conferences Francaises, translated as Circle of French Lectures, is a social organization for French immigrants in Cleveland, Ohio. . . .
Charch, William H.: William Hale Charch invented moisture-proof cellophane. . . .
Cherrington, Ernest: Ernest Cherrington was an educator, journalist and leader in the temperance and prohibition movement in America. . . .
Chinese Ohioans: Numerous Ohioans are descended from Chinese ancestors. Today, Chinese Ohioans continue to enhance Ohio's cultural and social landscape. . . .
Christensen, Martin F.: In 1902, Martin F. Christensen invented an automated machine that could manufacture glass marbles. . . .
Churches of Christ in Christian Union: On September 20, 1909, the Churches of Christ in Christian Union formed in Ohio. . . .
Cincinnati Bible College and Seminary: In 1924, the Christian Churches and Churches of Christ established the Cincinnati Bible College and Seminary, the predecessor of Cincinnati Christian University, in Cincinnati, Ohio. It is one of the oldest Christian Churches and Churches of Christ colleges in the United States. . . .
Cincinnati Celts: The Cincinnati Celts was a professional football team in Cincinnati, Ohio. . . .
Cincinnati Christian University: In 1924, the Christian Churches and Churches of Christ established the Cincinnati Bible College and Seminary, the predecessor of Cincinnati Christian University, in Cincinnati, Ohio. It is one of the oldest Christian Churches and Churches of Christ colleges in the United States. . . .
Cincinnati Cuban Stars: The Cincinnati Cuban Stars was a professional African-American baseball team in Cincinnati, Ohio. The team played in the Negro National League. . . .
Circleville Pumpkin Show: Since 1903, Circleville, Ohio has been the home of the Circleville Pumpkin Show. The festival occurs annually and begins on the third Wednesday of October. . . .
Cleveland Blues (1901): The Cleveland Blues was a professional baseball team from Cleveland, Ohio. . . .
Cleveland Broncos: The Cleveland Broncos was a professional baseball team from Cleveland, Ohio. . . .
Cleveland Browns Baseball Team: The Cleveland Browns was a professional African-American baseball team. . . .
Cleveland Bulldogs: On July 8, 1923, Samuel H. Deutsch, a jeweler in Cleveland, Ohio, formed the Cleveland Indians. . . .
Cleveland Clinic: Cleveland doctors George W. Crile, Frank E. Bunts, William E. Lower, and John Phillips founded the Cleveland Clinic Foundation on February 5, 1921. . . .
Cleveland Elites: The Cleveland Elites was a professional African American baseball team. . . .
Cleveland Hornets: During the late 1800s and the early 1900s, professional baseball teams and leagues were segregated. . . .
Cleveland Indians: A charter member of the American League, the Cleveland Indians began playing baseball in Cleveland on April 24, 1901. . . .
Cleveland Indians (American Professional Football Association) (1921): In 1920, the American Professional Football Association formed. This organization became the National Football League in 1922. . . .
Cleveland Indians (National Football League) (1923): On July 8, 1923, Samuel H. Deutsch, a jeweler in Cleveland, formed the Cleveland Indians. The Cleveland Indians was a professional football team that played its home games in Cleveland, Ohio. . . .
Cleveland Institute of Music: In 1920, the Cleveland Institute of Music was established in Cleveland, Ohio. . . .
Cleveland Naps: The Cleveland Naps was a professional baseball team from Cleveland, Ohio. . . .
Cleveland Rosenblums: In 1925, the American Basketball League (ABL) formed. This league was the first professional organization to implement standardized rules and also to prohibit players from switching teams in mid-season. . . .
Cleveland Tate Stars: The Cleveland Tate Stars was a professional African-American baseball team. . . .
Cleveland Tigers: The Cleveland Tigers was an early-nineteenth century, professional football team that played in the Professional Football Association, which eventually became the National Football League. . . .
Cleveland, Ohio's Chinatown: Cleveland, Ohio's Chinatown is an ethnic neighborhood in Cleveland, Ohio. Chinatown was established in the late nineteenth century. . . .
Clifford, Carrie W.: Carrie Williams Clifford was an African-American author and equal rights advocate during the late nineteenth and the early twentieth centuries. . . .
Cline, Genevieve R.: Genevieve Rose Cline was the first woman to serve as an appraiser of merchandise for the United States Custom Service the first woman to be appointed as a judge on the United States Customs Court. . . .
Cohon, Angie I.: Angie Cohon was a twentieth-century American author. . . .
College of Mount St. Joseph: In 1920, the Sisters of Charity established the College of Mount St. Joseph, a women's Catholic college, in Cincinnati, Ohio. T . . .
College of Saint Mary of the Springs: In 1911, the Dominican Sisters of St. Mary of the Springs implemented plans to establish the College of Saint Mary of the Springs, the predecessor to Ohio Dominican University. The College of Saint Mary of the Springs formally opened in 1924, as a Catholic women's college in Columbus, Ohio. . . .
Collinwood School Fire: The Collinwood School Fire took place on March 4, 1908. Lakeview School was located in the Cleveland suburb of Collinwood. A fire began in the school's basement. . . .
Columbus Buckeyes (Negro National League): The Columbus Buckeyes was a professional African American baseball team. . . .
Columbus Panhandles: In 1920, the American Professional Football Association formed. This organization became the National Football League in 1922. Among its original fourteen teams was the Columbus Panhandles, which would eventually become known as the Columbus Tigers. The team played its home games in Columbus, Ohio. . . .
Columbus Tigers: In 1920, the American Professional Football Association formed. This organization became the National Football League in 1922. Among its original fourteen teams was the Columbus Panhandles, which would eventually become known as the Columbus Tigers. The team played its home games in Columbus, Ohio. . . .
Columbus Zoo and Aquarium: In 1927, the Columbus Zoological Park opened in Columbus, Ohio. For the next thirteen years, the park maintained a small collection of animals. . . .
Communism: Communism is a social, economic, and political ideology. Under a true communist system, all people are to be equal politically, economically, and socially. . . .
Communist Party: In 1919, the Communist Party of the United States of America was established. . . .
Compton, Arthur H.: Arthur Holly Compton was a prominent scientist and inventor during the nineteenth century. . . .
Conscientious Objectors: Throughout American history, there have always been Americans who refused to serve in the military during wartime. These Americans are commonly known as conscientious objectors. . . .
Continuous Hot Strip Mill: John Butler Tytus, Jr., invented a process to manufacture continuously rolling sheets of steel. This process, known as the continuous hot strip mill, reduced the manufacturing time and cost of sheet steel. . . .
Coolidge, Calvin: Calvin Coolidge succeeded Warren Harding as President of the United States upon Harding's death in 1923. . . .
Corning, Ohio: Corning is a small community in Perry County, Ohio. . . .
Cox, James M.: Ohio governor James Middleton Cox was born on March 31, 1870, in Butler County, Ohio. His parents were Gilbert and Eliza Cox. Cox spent his childhood on his parents farm. After attending the public schools, Cox briefly became a teacher. . . .
Crabbe Act: Following the adoption of the Eighteenth Amendment in 1919, the Ohio government implemented stringent measures to enforce Prohibition within the state's borders. One such law was the Crabbe Act. . . .
Crane, Clarence A.: Clarence A. Crane was the inventor of Life Saver candy. . . .
Crane, Harold H.: Hart Crane was a well known twentieth-century American poet. . . .
Crash of the USS Shenandoah: During World War I, the United States military first observed Germany's use of zeppelins, a type of airship. Once the war ended, the United States Navy determined that it would build three rigid airships. These airships would not be used to fight in future wars but instead would be able to scout enemy positions. . . .
Croatian Ohioans: Numerous Ohioans are descended from Croatian ancestors. Today, Croatian Ohioans continue to enhance Ohio's cultural and social landscape. . . .
Crosley Broadcasting Corporation: Beginning in the 1920s, Cincinnati businessman Powell Crosley, Jr., ventured into radio broadcasting, establishing WLW, a Cincinnati radio station. . . .
Crosley Jr., Powel: Powel Crosley, Jr., was a prominent Cincinnati businessman during the twentieth century. . . .
Czech Ohioans: Numerous Ohioans are descended from Czech ancestors. Today, Czech Ohioans continue to enhance Ohio's cultural and social landscape. . . .
Dana Holding Corporation: Based in Toledo, Ohio, Dana is a world leader in the supply of axles; driveshafts; and structural, sealing, and thermal management products; as well as genuine service parts. . . .
Danish Brotherhood: The Danish Brotherhood is an important Danish-American social organization in the United States of America and Canada. . . .
Danish Ohioans: Numerous Ohioans are descended from Danish ancestors. Today, Danish Ohioans continue to enhance Ohio's cultural and social landscape. . . .
Darrow, Clarence S.: Clarence Seward Darrow was born on April 18, 1857, near Kinsman, Ohio. He attended local schools and eventually enrolled at the University of Michigan. . . .
Daugherty, Harry M.: Harry Micajah Daugherty served as United States Attorney General during President Warren G. Harding's administration. . . .
Davey Tree Expert Company: Founded in Kent, Ohio, the Davey Tree Expert Company is one of the leading tree-care businesses in the United States of America. . . .
Davey, John: John Davey was one of the world's leading experts on trees and tree surgery. . . .
Davis, Harry L.: Harry Lyman Davis was Governor of Ohio from 1921 to 1923. . . .
Davis, Richard L.: African-American Richard L. Davis was a prominent labor organizer during the late nineteenth century. . . .
Dawes, Beman G.: Beman Gates Dawes was a prominent Republican politician and philanthropist during the early twentieth century. . . .
Dawes, Charles G.: Charles Gates Dawes was a prominent Republican politician during the late nineteenth and early twentieth century. . . .
Dayton Engineering Laboratories Company: In 1909, Charles F. Kettering and Edward Deeds founded the Dayton Engineering Laboratories Company, known as Delco, in Dayton, Ohio. . . .
Dayton Marcos: The Dayton Marcos was a professional African American baseball team. . . .
Dayton Triangles: In 1920, the American Professional Football Association formed. This organization became the National Football League in 1922. Among its original fourteen teams was the Dayton Triangles. . . .
Dayton Wright Airplane Company: The Dayton Wright Airplane Company originated from the Wright Company. . . .
Delco: In 1909, Charles F. Kettering and Edward Deeds founded the Dayton Engineering Laboratories Company, known as Delco, in Dayton, Ohio. . . .
Dexter City, Ohio: Dexter City is a small community in Noble County, Ohio. . . .
Dick, Charles W.: Charles William Frederick Dick was a prominent Republican politician during the early twentieth century. . . .
Direct Primaries: Direct primaries are elections that enable voters chose for themselves who will represent their political party in the regular election. . . .
Dirigibles: Zeppelins are a type of airship, named for and invented by Ferdinand von Zeppelin. They are also known as blimps, airships, and dirigibles. . . .
Dirva: Dirva began publication in August 1916, in Cleveland, Ohio. Published in the Lithuanian language, this newspaper served as a means to deliver the news to Cleveland's growing Lithuanian population. . . .
Donahey, Alvin V.: Alvin Victor Donahey was born on July 7, 1873, in West Chester, Ohio. Donahey preferred to be called "Vic." He attended public schools in West Chester and New Philadelphia. . . .
Dueber-Hampden Watch Company: The Dueber-Hampden Watch Company was an important employer in Canton, Ohio during the early 1920s. . . .
Dunlap, Renick W.: Renick William Dunlap was Ohio's thirteenth Secretary of Agriculture. The Secretary of Agriculture served as the head of the Ohio Board of Agriculture. . . .
Dutch Ohioans: Numerous Ohioans are descended from Dutch ancestors. . . .
Eighteenth Amendment: The Eighteenth Amendment to the Constitution of the United States prohibited the manufacture, sale, or transportation of intoxicating liquors within the United States and its territories. . . .
Electric Suction Sweeper Company: In 1908, James Murray Spangler founded the Electric Suction Sweeper Company -- predecessor of the Hoover Company -- in Canton, Ohio. . . .
Ellsworth, Lincoln: Lincoln Ellsworth was an important explorer during the 1920s and 1930s. . . .
Engineers Club of Dayton: In 1914, Charles F. Kettering, founder of Dayton Engineering Laboratories Company, and Colonel Edward A. Deeds established the Engineers Club of Dayton in Dayton, Ohio. . . .
Esselborn, Julius: In 1889, Julius Esselborn became the owner of the Portsmouth Brewery, an important business in Portsmouth, Ohio during the late nineteenth and the early twentieth centuries. . . .
Estonian Ohioans: Numerous Ohioans are descended from Estonian ancestors. Today, Estonian Ohioans continue to enhance Ohio's cultural and social landscape. . . .
Ethyl Gasoline: Automobiles dramatically changed life in the United States with their invention in the late nineteenth century. . . .
Fairbanks, Charles W.: Charles Warren Fairbanks was a prominent Republican politician during the late nineteenth and early twentieth centuries. . . .
Fall, Albert B.: Albert B. Fall served as Secretary of the Interior of the United States of America during President Warren G. Harding's administration. . . .
Federal Manufacturing Company: By the early 1900s, Elyria, Ohio, businessman Arthur Garford had amassed a sizable fortune from the Garford Manufacturing Company. . . .
Federal Reserve Act: The Federal Reserve Act established twelve district banks. The fourth district, which included Ohio, was headquartered in Cleveland. . . .
Finnish Ohioans: Numerous Ohioans are descended from Finnish ancestors. . . .
Firestone, Harvey S.: Harvey Samuel Firestone established the Firestone Tire and Rubber Company. . . .
First Airplane Flight: The first successful flight of a powered airplane occurred at Kitty Hawk, North Carolina, on December 17, 1903. The plane's designers were Dayton residents Orville and Wilbur Wright, who until that point had made a living by building bicycles. . . .
First Cross-Country Automobile Trip: Horatio Nelson Jackson made the first cross-country automobile trip in 1903, in a Winton automobile that was manufactured in Ohio. . . .
First Junior High School in the United States: In 1909, the Columbus, Ohio, Board of Education authorized the creation of the first junior high school in the United States. . . .
First Night Flight in World History: Ohioan Walter Richard Brookins made the first night flight in world history. . . .
First Red Scare: As World War I was ending, a fear-driven, anti-communist movement known as the First Red Scare began to spread across the United States. . . .
First Successful Cloud Seeding: W.D. Bancroft was the first man to seed clouds successfully. . . .
Fisher Body Company: On July 23, 1908, Fred J. Fisher, Charles T. Fisher, and Albert Fisher formed the Fisher Body Company. The company intended to manufacture the bodies of automobiles for Ford Motor Company, Buick, and Cadillac, as well as several other companies. . . .
Follis, Charles W.: Charles W. Follis was the first African American to receive pay as a professional football player. He was born on February 3, 1879, in Cloverdale, Virginia. In 1901, he enrolled at the College of Wooster. . . .
Foote, Allen R.: During the late nineteenth and the early twentieth centuries, Ohioan Allen Ripley Foote sought to educate others about public finance issues. . . .
Forbes, Charles: Charles Forbes served as Chairman of the Bureau of Veterans' Affairs during President Warren G. Harding's administration. . . .
Fox, Mamie E.: Mamie Eloise Fox was an African-American poetess during the late nineteenth and the early twentieth centuries. . . .
Franklin College (New Athens): Alma College and its successor, Franklin College, were important educational institutions in Ohio during the nineteenth century. . . .
Franklin Museum of New Athens, Inc.: The Franklin Museum of New Athens, Inc., is a museum dedicated to preserving the history of Franklin College. . . .
Franklin University: In 1902, the Young Men's Christian Association (YMCA) in Columbus, Ohio, established the School of Commerce, the predecessor of Franklin University. . . .
French Ohioans: Numerous Ohioans are descended from French ancestors. Today, French Ohioans continue to enhance Ohio's cultural and social landscape. . . .
Friebolin Act: The Friebolin Act created a civil service system for the State of Ohio. . . .
Friedman, Theodore L.: Theodore Friedman, later known as Ted Lewis , was a well known American entertainer and musician in the first half of the twentieth century. . . .
Fulton, Mary: Mary Fulton was a missionary for the Presbyterian Church. She was born in Ashland, Ohio. . . .
Garford Company: By the early 1900s, Elyria, Ohio, businessman Arthur Garford had amassed a sizable fortune from the Garford Manufacturing Company. . . .
Gasmask: On October 13, 1914, Cleveland, Ohio, resident Garrett Augustus Morgan patented a gasmask. . . .
Gayman, Benjamin F.: Benjamin Franklin Gayman was Ohio's twelfth Secretary of Agriculture. The Secretary of Agriculture served as the head of the Ohio State Board of Agriculture. . . .
General Motors: Today, General Motors remains one of the largest manufacturers of automobiles in the world. Some of their production facilities are located in Ohio, making this firm one of the largest employers in the state. . . .
German Central Farm: The German Central Farm is a recreational center for German Ohioans in Parma, Ohio. . . .
German Central Organization: The German Central Organization is an important German-American social organization in the northeastern portion of Ohio. . . .
German Ohioans: Numerous Ohioans are descended from German ancestors. Today, German Ohioans continue to enhance Ohio's cultural and social landscape. . . .
German-American Alliance: During World War I, the United States fought against Germany and its allies. . . .
Gilbert, Cass: Cass Gilbert was a well-known American Architect in the late nineteenth and early twentieth centuries. . . .
Gladden, Washington: Washington Gladden was a prominent minister, local politician and social reformer in late-nineteenth-century and early-twentieth-century Ohio. . . .
Glenville, Ohio: Glenville, Ohio is a neighborhood area of Cleveland. It is located to the northeast of Cleveland. Historically, this neighborhood has been home to various ethnic groups. . . .
Goodrich House: Settlement houses were located in most major cities. Ohio had numerous settlement houses, including the Goodrich House in Cleveland. Mrs. Samuel Mather and several of her women friends established the Goodrich House to improve living conditions for immigrants and other people living in the inner cities. . . .
Goodyear Aerospace Corporation: In 1916, the Goodyear Tire and Rubber Company purchased land near Akron, Ohio, to build a plant that could produce zeppelin aircraft. In 1917, the main Goodyear Company created a subsidiary known as the Goodyear Zeppelin Company to manufacture the zeppelins. . . .
Goodyear Aircraft Corporation: In 1916, the Goodyear Tire and Rubber Company purchased land near Akron, Ohio, to build a plant that could produce zeppelin aircraft. In 1917, the main Goodyear Company created a subsidiary known as the Goodyear Zeppelin Company to manufacture the zeppelins. . . .
Goodyear Blimps: In 1916, the Goodyear Tire and Rubber Company purchased land near Akron, Ohio, to build a plant that could produce zeppelin aircraft. In 1917, the main Goodyear Company created a subsidiary known as the Goodyear Zeppelin Company to manufacture the zeppelins. . . .
Goodyear Zeppelin Company: In 1916, the Goodyear Tire and Rubber Company purchased land near Akron, Ohio to build a plant that could produce zeppelin aircraft. In 1917, the main Goodyear Company created a subsidiary known as the Goodyear Zeppelin Company to manufacture the zeppelins. . . .
Great Migration: The Great Migration began in the 1910s and continued through World War II in the1940s. During this thirty year time period, hundreds of thousands of African Americans moved from the South to the North. . . .
Great Steel Strike of 1919: In 1919, workers represented by the American Federation of Labor went on strike against the United States Steel Corporation. . . .
Greek American Progressive Association School: Located in Cleveland, Ohio, the Greek American Progressive Association School was founded in the mid 1920s to preserve the Greek language and customs among Greek immigrants. . . .
Greek Catholic Union: The Greek Catholic Union is a national Carpatho-Russian fraternal organization. . . .
Greek Ohioans: Numerous Ohioans are descended from Greek ancestors. Today, Greek Ohioans continue to enhance Ohio's cultural and social landscape. . . .
Greek Town, Ohio: Greek Town was an ethnic neighborhood in Cleveland, Ohio from the late nineteenth century to the mid twentieth century. . . .
Grey, Zane: Zane Grey was a popular and widely read novelist of the American West. . . .
Grossman, Mary B.: Mary Belle Grossman served as a municipal court judge for thirty-six years and was one of the first two women to be admitted to the American Bar Association. . . .
Hall, Ernest C.: Ernest C. Hall was an important aviation figure during the 1910s, 1920s, and 1930s. . . .
Hallock, Robert L.: Robert Lay Hallock was a prominent nineteeth-century inventor. . . .
Halsey Taylor: In 1912, Halsey Taylor began producing the Puritan Sanitary Fountain in Warren, Ohio. . . .
Hampden Watch Company: The Hampden Watch Company was an important employer in Canton, Ohio during the late 1800s and the early 1900s. . . .
Harding, Warren G.: Warren Gamaliel Harding was born on November 2, 1865, in Corsica, Ohio. He spent most of his youth at nearby Caledonia, Ohio. Beginning in 1879, Harding attended Ohio Central College. Three years later, he and a friend purchased the Marion Star, a newspaper in Marion, Ohio. . . .
Harmon, Judson: Ohio governor and United States Attorney General Judson Harmon was born in Newton, Ohio, on February 3, 1846. His father was a Baptist minister. Harmon attended Denison University and the Cincinnati Law School before setting up a practice in Cincinnati in 1869. . . .
Harris, Andrew L.: Andrew L. Harris was Governor of Ohio from 1906 to 1909. . . .
Haskell Golf Ball Company: On April 11, 1899, Coburn Haskell, an avid golfer, and Bertram G. Work, an employee of the B.F. Goodrich Company in Akron, Ohio, received a patent for a golf ball. . . .
Haskell, Coburn: Coburn Haskell was the founder of the Haskell Golf Ball Co. and a co-inventor of the modern golf ball. . . .
Hawke v. Smith: On June 1, 1920, the United States Supreme Court upheld Ohio's ratification of the Eighteenth Amendment over objections that the Ohio Constitution provided for a popular referendum on the issue. . . .
Hayden, Gillette: Gillette Hayden was the third woman to graduate from Ohio State's dental school and eventually became nationally known as an expert in the treatment of periodontal diseases. . . .
Hazard, Ernest R.: In 1907, Ernest R. Hazard supposedly invented the banana split. He owned a restaurant in Wilmington, Ohio, and he hoped that a new ice cream treat would attract students from Wilmington College. . . .
Heisman, John W.: John Heisman was one of the leading football coaches of the late nineteenth and early twentieth centuries in the United States. He was born on October 25, 1869, in Cleveland, Ohio. . . .
Hemingray Glass Company: The Hemingray Glass Company was a glass company founded in Cincinnati, Ohio, in the mid-nineteenth century. . . .
Herrick, Myron T.: Myron T. Herrick was Governor of Ohio from 1904 to 1906. . . .
Hill, Katherine: Katherine Hill created the T. Marzetti Company's Original Slaw Dressing and remained a vital employee of the firm for nearly seventy years. . . .
Hillel Foundation: In 1925, the B'nai B'rith-Hillel Foundation formed. A Jewish organization, also known as just the Hillel Foundation, this group sponsors social, religious, and cultural activities for college students. . . .
Hip Sing Tong: The Hip Sing Tong is an association that primarily promotes Chinese business development in Cleveland, Ohio. . . .
Hoover Company: In 1908, James Murray Spangler founded the Electric Suction Sweeper Company -- predecessor of the Hoover Company -- in Canton, Ohio. . . .
Hoover, William H.: William Hoover was born in 1849. As a young man, he became involved in the leather business, working as a tanner. He remained involved in the tannery business until the first decade of the twentieth century. In 1908, Hoover purchased John Murray Spangler's patent for the upright vacuum cleaner. . . .
Hotdog: Many scholars credit Niles, Ohio, resident Harry Mosley Stevens with inventing the hotdog. . . .
Hubbard, William D.: William DeHart Hubbard was the first African American to win a gold medal in an individual competition in the Olympic Games. He was born on November 25, 1903, in Cincinnati, Ohio. . . .
Hungarian Ohioans: Numerous Ohioans are descended from Hungarian ancestors. Today, Hungarian Ohioans continue to enhance Ohio's cultural and social landscape. . . .
Ice Cream Cone: It remains unclear, but some historians claim that Canton, Ohio, residents Frank and Robert Menches invented the ice cream cone. . . .
Ice Cream Cone Machine: Carl R. Taylor, a resident of Cleveland, Ohio, attended the World's Fair in 1904. He became fascinated with ice cream and the ice cream cone. . . .
Il Progresso Italiano in America: In 1903, Cleveland Italians established L'Italiano, the first Italian-language newspaper in Ohio. The paper eventually became known as Il Progresso Italiano in America and finally as La Voce Del Popolo Italiano in 1910. . . .
Indianola Junior High School: In 1909, the Columbus, Ohio, Board of Education authorized the creation of the first junior high school in the United States. Previously, students in Columbus remained in elementary school through the eighth grade, when they then attended high school. . . .
Industrial Workers of the World: The Industrial Workers of the World (IWW), also commonly known as the "Wobblies," was a radical labor union formed in 1905. . . .
Influenza Epidemic of 1918: A deadly outbreak of Spanish Influenza, which reached epidemic proportions, spread from Europe to the United States and to Ohio in 1918. . . .
Initiative: Americans were becoming more and more concerned about corruption within the political process in the late nineteenth and early twentieth centuries. These concerns contributed to the growth of Progressivism, a major reform movement of this era. One reform instituted by Progressives in many states was the initiative. . . .
Ironton Tanks: The Ironton Tanks was a semi-professional football team from Ironton, Ohio. Former football players from Ironton High School organized the team in 1919. . . .
Italian Ohioans: Numerous Ohioans are descended from Italian ancestors. Today, Italian Ohioans continue to enhance Ohio's cultural and social landscape. . . .
J.M. Smucker Company: The J.M. Smucker Company produces a wide array of jams, jellies, and other food items. . . .
Jewish Ohioans: Numerous Ohioans are descended from Jewish ancestors. Today, Jewish Ohioans continue to enhance Ohio's cultural and social landscape. . . .
Johnny Marzetti: Ohioan Teresa Marzetti was the first person to serve the casserole Johnny Marzetti in a restaurant. . . .
Joseph and Feiss Company: The Joseph and Feiss Company is an important clothing manufacturer in Cleveland, Ohio. . . .
Kaukonen, Amy A.: Amy Kaukonen was the first woman elected mayor of a community in Ohio. She also was one of the first women elected mayor in the entire United States. . . .
Kent State Normal College: The Ohio General Assembly approved the charter for Kent State Normal School in 1910. During the Progressive era, reformers were placing increasing emphasis on education. . . .
Kent State University: The Ohio General Assembly approved the charter for Kent State Normal School in 1910. During the Progressive era, reformers were placing increasing emphasis on education. . . .
Kettering, Charles F.: Charles Franklin Kettering was born on a farm near Loudonville, Ohio, on August 29, 1876. He came from a poor background but still managed to obtain an education. Kettering graduated from The Ohio State University in 1904 with a degree in engineering. . . .
King Oorang Airedales: Walter Lingo was a resident of La Rue, Ohio. During the 1920s, he owned the Oorang Dog Kennels. Lingo used the kennels to breed Airedale dogs. He claimed that: . . .
Ku Klux Klan: During the late 1860s, some Southern veterans of the defeated Confederacy created the Ku Klux Klan. This organization's original goal was to deny African Americans the same rights and opportunities as white people in the South. . . .
Kutol Products Company: Kutol Products Company is a soap manufacturing company in Cincinnati, Ohio. It was founded in 1912. . . .
La Table Francaise: La Table Francaise, translated as the French Table, was a social organization for French immigrants in Cleveland, Ohio. . . .
La Voce Del Popolo Italiano: La Voce Del Popolo Italiano, translated as The Voice of the Italian People, was an Italian-American newspaper published in Cleveland, Ohio. . . .
Lansdowne, Zachary: Ohioan Zachary Lansdowne was the commander of the USS Shenandoah. . . .
Latvian Ohioans: Numerous Ohioans are descended from Latvian ancestors. Today, Latvian Ohioans continue to enhance Ohio's cultural and social landscape. . . .
League of Women Voters: The League of Women Voters was founded in 1920 to encourage participation in the political process and to educate voters about political issues and candidates. . . .
Lemko Ohioans: Numerous Ohioans are descended from Carpatho-Russian ancestors, including Lemko Ohioans. . . .
Lexington School: Located in Cleveland, Ohio, the Lexington School was founded in the mid 1920s to preserve the Greek language and customs among Greek immigrants. . . .
Liberty Loans: In order to pay for the American military effort during World War I, the United States government issued a series of loans known as Liberty Bonds. The federal government issued a total of five different liberty loans during the war. . . .
Lingo, Walter: Walter Lingo was a resident of La Rue, Ohio. During the 1920s, he owned the Oorang Dog Kennels and sponsored the Oorang Indians professional football team. . . .
Lithuanian Ohioans: Numerous Ohioans are descended from Lithuanian ancestors. Today, Lithuanian Ohioans continue to enhance Ohio's cultural and social landscape. . . .
Longworth IV, Nicholas: Nicholas Longworth was born on November 5, 1869, in Cincinnati, Ohio. He was the great-grandson of Nicholas Longworth, one of the wealthiest men in the United States by 1850 and a leading horticulturalist. . . .
Lourdes College: On December 18, 1916, Mother Mary Adelaide Sandusky and a group of Franciscan sisters arrived in Sylvania, Ohio, at the request of Bishop Joseph Schrembs of the Toledo, Ohio diocese. These Catholic nuns would establish the Sisters of St. Francis of Sylvania, Ohio. This order dedicated itself to charity and educational activities in northwestern Ohio, including establishing Lourdes College. . . .
M & R Dietetic Laboratories: In 1903, Harry C. Moores and Stanley M. Ross founded the Moores & Ross Milk Company in Columbus, Ohio. For the first twenty-two years of the companys existence, it focused on bottling milk for home delivery. . . .
M.F. Christensen and Son Company: In 1902, a resident of Akron, Ohio, Martin F. Christensen, invented an automated machine that could manufacture glass marbles. . . .
Macedonian Ohioans: Numerous Ohioans are descended from Macedonian ancestors. Today, Macedonian Ohioans continue to enhance Ohio's cultural and social landscape. . . .
Madison, Ohio: Madison is a community in Lake County, Ohio. . . .
Martinek, Joseph: A native of Czechoslovakia, Joseph Martinek was a prominent resident of Cleveland, Ohio during the early twentieth century. . . .
Marzetti, Teresa: Teresa Marzetti was the founder of the T. Marzetti Company in Columbus, Ohio. . . .
McClelland, Helen G.: Ohioan Helen Grace McClelland was one of only three women to receive the Distinguished Service Cross, the United States of America's second highest combat award. She also received the British Royal Red Cross for her actions during World War I. . . .
McCook Field: Beginning in the 1910s, with World War I's outbreak, the United States government began investigating the use of airplanes in war. In 1913, President Woodrow Wilson created the National Advisory Committee on Aeronautics (NACA). This committee suggested establishing a center to research the use of airplanes in the military and also to seek improvements in airplane technology. Due to the presence of several automobile and aircraft plants in Ohio, the NACA established this center at McCook Field in Dayton, Ohio. . . .
McKinley National Memorial: To honor William McKinley, schoolchildren from across the United States donated money to build the McKinley National Memorial in Canton. The McKinley Memorial Association, formed after the president's death, helped raise the funds. . . .
Mentor: Mentor was a Greek newspaper published in Cleveland, Ohio. . . .
Mentor, Ohio: At the time of this writing, Mentor is the largest city in Lake County, Ohio. . . .
Miami Conservancy District: The state of Ohio passed the Vonderheide Act, also known as the Ohio Conservancy Law, after the Flood of 1913. This flood was the greatest natural disaster in Ohio history. . . .
Middletown, Ohio (Perry County): Somerset, which was once known as Middletown, was formerly the county seat of Perry County, Ohio. . . .
Midgley Jr., Thomas: Thomas Midgley, Jr., was born on May 18, 1889. He graduated from Cornell University in 1911, and he soon found employment with Delco, a company in Dayton, Ohio. . . .
Miller, Thomas: Thomas Miller served as chairman of the Office of Alien Property during President Warren G. Harding's administration. . . .
Mills Brothers: The Mills Brothers was an African-American vocal group that formed during the 1920s. . . .
Model T: In 1909, automobile manufacturer Henry Ford introduced the Model T. This automobile became the most popular and affordable car available to the American people during the 1910s and the 1920s. In 1912, the Model T sold for six hundred dollars. . . .
Montenegrin Ohioans: Numerous Ohioans are descended from Montenegrin ancestors. . . .
Moonville, Ohio: Moonville was a small railroad and mining community in Vinton County, Ohio. . . .
Morgan, Arthur E.: Arthur Ernest Morgan was born in Cincinnati, Ohio, in 1878. Soon after his birth, the Morgan family moved to St. Cloud, Minnesota, where Morgan grew up. . . .
Morgan, Garrett A.: Garrett Morgan was an inventor and businessman in Cleveland in the first half of the 20th Century. . . .
Mother's Pension Law: In 1913, the Ohio state legislature enacted a number of important Progressive reforms, including a Mother's Pension Law. . . .
Mount Sterling, Ohio: Mount Sterling is a community in Madison County, Ohio. . . .
Muckrakers: Muckrakers were a group of writers during the Progressive era who tried to expose the problems that existed in American society.. . . .
Municipal Home Rule: Americans became interested in reform of the political system in the United States in the late nineteenth and early twentieth centuries. These concerns contributed to the growth of Progressivism, a major reform movement of this era. . . .
National Air Races: The National Air Races was an important competition in the early history of aviation. . . .
National Association for the Advancement of Colored People: The National Association for the Advancement of Colored People (NAACP) was founded in 1909. . . .
National Football League: During the 1910s, American football became an increasingly popular sport. Professional teams arose. Private businesses or individual communities usually sponsored the teams. They became a source of pride for the businesses and towns. . . .
National Tax Association: The National Tax Association is a nonprofit organization dedicated to educating government officials, the public, and tax professionals about taxation issues. . . .
National Woman's Party: In the late nineteenth and early twentieth centuries, a number of womens organizations advocated womens rights, including the right to vote. Among those groups was the National Womens Party. . . .
Nineteenth Amendment: The Nineteenth Amendment to the United States Constitution granted adult women the right to vote. . . .
North Canton, Ohio: North Canton was originally known as New Berlin. Samuel Bachtel laid out the community of New Berlin in February 1831. . . .
Norton Field: Located at Columbus, Ohio, Norton Field was the first airfield to be built in central Ohio. . . .
Norton, Fred: Lieutenant Fred Norton was from Columbus, Ohio. Like fellow Columbus resident Edward V. “Eddie” Rickenbacker, Norton served as a pilot during World War I. . . .
Norwegian Ohioans: Numerous Ohioans are descended from Norwegian ancestors. Today, Norwegian Ohioans continue to enhance Ohio's cultural and social landscape. . . .
Notre Dame College of Ohio: In 1922, the Sisters of Notre Dame established Notre Dame College in South Euclid, Ohio. Notre Dame College began operation as a Catholic women's college. . . .
Ohio Branch of the Council of National Defense: During World War I, the United States Congress established the Council of National Defense to manage the domestic aspects of the nations war effort. . . .
Ohio Conservancy Law: The State of Ohio passed the Ohio Conservancy Law, also known as the Vonderheide Act, after the Flood of 1913. This flood was the greatest natural disaster in Ohio history. . . .
Ohio Constitutional Convention of 1912: In the early twentieth century, many Ohioans believed that the current state constitution was outdated. Progressives were attempting to rid politics of corruption and inefficiency, and many reformers believed that the government should do more to protect its citizens and the nation's moral values in an era of rapid change caused by industrialization, immigration, and urbanization. As a result, in 1910 Ohio voters approved the creation of a new constitutional convention. . . .
Ohio Dominican College: In 1911, the Dominican Sisters of St. Mary of the Springs implemented plans to establish the College of Saint Mary of the Springs, the predecessor to Ohio Dominican College. The College of Saint Mary of the Springs formally opened in 1924, as a Catholic women's college in Columbus, Ohio. . . .
Ohio Dominican University: In 1911, the Dominican Sisters of St. Mary of the Springs implemented plans to establish the College of Saint Mary of the Springs, the predecessor to Ohio Dominican University. The College of Saint Mary of the Springs formally opened in 1924, as a Catholic women's college in Columbus, Ohio. . . .
Ohio Farm Bureau Federation: The Ohio Farm Bureau Federation (OFBF) formed in 1919. Its original purpose was to lobby local, state, and federal leaders to pass legislation to assist farmers. Some of the organization’s early goals included providing electric service to rural areas and crop insurance. . . .
Ohio Gang: In 1920, Ohioan Warren Gamaliel Harding won election as president of the United States. As president, for the most part, Harding proved to be a poor manager of the federal government. He delegated authority to his cabinet officials. These men became known as the "Ohio gang," because they supposedly were a gang of thieves from Ohio. . . .
Ohio Industrial Commission: During World War I, the United States Congress established the Council of National Defense to manage the domestic aspects of the nations war effort. . . .
Ohio National Guard: The Ohio National Guard had its roots in the Ohio Militia, which was formed in 1803. At that time, every state within the United States had its own militia. . . .
Ohio Naval Militia: The Ohio Naval Militia had its roots in the Ohio Militia, which was formed in 1803. . . .
Ohio Progressive Republican League: The Ohio Progressive Republican League was the predecessor to the Progressive Party in Ohio. . . .
Ohio Stadium: Ohio Stadium is where The Ohio State University football team plays its home games. It is located on the university’s campus in Columbus, Ohio. . . .
Ohio's Centennial: Ohio became the seventeenth state in the United States in 1803. One hundred years later, Ohioans celebrated the state's centennial. . . .
Ohio's State Flag (1901): Architect John Eisenmann designed the Ohio state flag in 1901. . . .
Ohio's State Flower - Red Carnation: Ohio adopted its official state flower, the red carnation, in 1904. . . .
Oldfield, Barney: Barney Oldfield was born on June 3, 1878, in Wauseon, Ohio. His name was originally Berna Eli Oldfield. . . .
On Leong Tong: The On Leong Tong, which is also known as the Chinese Merchants Association, is an association that primarily promotes Chinese business development. . . .
Oorang Indians: The Oorang Indians was a professional football team in La Rue, Ohio. The team played in the National Football League. Every member of the Indians actually was of Native American heritage. . . .
Orr v. Allen: Orr v. Allen was an important legal case heard by the United States Supreme Court that upheld the right of a state to use the power of eminent domain to advance public welfare. . . .
Pacifists: Pacifists are people who are opposed to war for moral or religious reasons. . . .
Packard Motor Car Company: The Packard Motor Car, of Warren, Ohio, was a major automobile manufacturer in the United States during the first half of the 20th century. . . .
Parachute: The United States Air Corps established a parachute development center at McCook Field in Dayton, Ohio. This center began operation in 1918, the second year of American involvement in World War I. . . .
Parachute with Ripcord: James Floyd Smith invented the first parachute to use a ripcord. His invention was the predecessor of the modern parachute. . . .
Parmalee, Phillip: Phillip Parmalee was an important pilot during the first two decades of the twentieth century. . . .
Peerless Motor Vehicle Company: The Peerless Motor Vehicle Company was located in Cleveland , Ohio. The Peerless Company originally built clothes wringers and bicycles but in 1900 began producing its first automobiles. . . .
Peltier, Leslie C.: Ohioan, Leslie C. Peltier was a famous astronomer. . . .
Phillips, Caroline F. "Carrie": Caroline (Carrie) Fulton Phillips had an affair with President Warren G. Harding, an Ohioan. The affair occurred before Harding won election to the presidency. . . .
Pilgrim: The Pilgrim was the first public-relations airship manufactured by the Goodyear-Zeppelin Corporation in Akron, Ohio. . . .
Plain City, Ohio: Plain City, which was formerly known as Westminster and Pleasant Valley, is a community in northern Madison County, Ohio. . . .
Pleasant Valley (Madison County), Ohio: Plain City, which was formerly known as Westminster and Pleasant Valley, is a community in northern Madison County, Ohio. . . .
Polish Ohioans: Numerous Ohioans are descended from Polish ancestors. Today, Polish Ohioans continue to enhance Ohio's cultural and social landscape. . . .
Pollard, Frederick D.: Frederick Douglass Pollard was a prominent college and professional football player and coach in the first half of the twentieth century. . . .
Polyvinyl Chloride: Polyvinyl chloride is a plastic that is better known as vinyl. It is also known by the acronym PVC. . . .
Portsmouth Brewery: The Portsmouth Brewery was an important business in Portsmouth, Ohio during the late nineteenth and the early twentieth centuries. . . .
Powell Sr., Adam C.: Adam Clayton Powell, Sr., was an important African-American clergyman in the late nineteenth and the early twentieth centuries. . . .
Presidential Election of 1912: The Presidential Election of 1912 reflected both the important influence of Progressivism on American politics and the deep divisions that it could cause. . . .
Presidential Election of 1916: In the Presidential Election of 1916, President Woodrow Wilson narrowly won reelection. . . .
Procter, William C.: William Cooper Procter was born on August 25, 1862, in Glendale, Ohio. He was the grandson of William Procter, who established Procter & Gamble in 1837, in Cincinnati, Ohio. . . .
Progressive Movement: The Progressive Movement was a widespread reform effort to cure the many social and political ills in America after the advent of the Industrial Revolution. . . .
Progressive Party: The Presidential Election of 1912 reflected both the important influence of Progressivism on American politics and the deep divisions that it could cause. . . .
Progressives: For the most part, Progressives were white, middle-class Americans who practiced a Protestant faith. They also tended to be members of the Republican Party. . . .
PVC: PVC is an acronym for polyvinyl chloride. . . .
Radio: In the 1920s, the new medium of radio reached millions of Americans for the first time. Some radio programs provided entertainment, while others presented current news. . . .
Radiovisors: Some scholars credit Dayton, Ohio, native Charles Francis Jenkins with inventing the first television set in the United States. . . .
Rahal, Robert W.: Ohioan, Robert (Bobby) Woodward Rahal was a highly successful racecar driver who won the Indianapolis 500 in 1986. . . .
Referendum: Americans were becoming more and more concerned about corruption within the political process in the late nineteenth and early twentieth centuries. These concerns contributed to the growth of Progressivism, a major reform movement of this era. . . .
Rendville, Ohio: Rendville is a small community in Perry County, Ohio. . . .
Reynolds, Emma A.: Emma Ann Reynolds was the first African-American woman admitted to the Medical College of Chicago at Northwestern University. . . .
Rickenbacker, Edward V.: Edward Vernon “Eddie” Rickenbacker was born in Columbus, Ohio, on October 8, 1890. His parents were Swiss immigrants to the United States. . . .
Rickey, Branch: Branch Rickey was a prominent player, coach and manager of collegiate and professional baseball in America. . . .
Roaring Twenties: Many people believe that the 1920s marked a new era in American history. The decade often is referred to as the "Roaring Twenties." . . .
Rodgers, Calbraith P.: Calbraith (usually reported as Galbraith) Perry Rodgers lived for several years in Dayton, Ohio. On September 27, 1911, Rodgers boarded his airplane, the Vin Fiz, and attempted to make the first transcontinental flight across North America. . . .
Rodina: Rodina, translated as The Family, was a Carpatho-Russian newspaper published in Cleveland, Ohio. . . .
Romanian Ohioans: Numerous Ohioans are descended from Romanian ancestors. Today, Romanian Ohioans continue to enhance Ohio's cultural and social landscape. . . .
Rose Law: In the late nineteenth and early twentieth centuries, there was growing support for Prohibition in Ohio. Groups such as the Ohio Anti-Saloon League and the American Anti-Saloon League were successful in gaining the attention of some lawmakers in the state legislature. . . .
Ross Laboratories: In 1903, Harry C. Moores and Stanley M. Ross founded the Moores & Ross Milk Company in Columbus, Ohio. In 1956, the company created Ross Laboratories to continue its experimentation with improvements in infant formulas. . . .
Rossford Arena Amphitheater Authority: In the 1990s, Rossford, Ohio, city officials established the Rossford Arena Amphitheater Authority. . . .
Rubbermaid: Rubbermaid, originally known as the Wooster Rubber Company, was founded in Wooster, Ohio, in 1920. The company originally manufactured toy balloons, but in the 1930s branched out into household products. . . .
Rural School Code Act: In the early decades of the twentieth century, Progressive reformers in Ohio enacted a number of laws to improve the state's educational system. One of these laws was known as the Rural School Code Act, passed in 1914. . . .
Rusin Educational Society: The Rusin Elite Society was a Carpatho-Russian social organization in Cleveland, Ohio. . . .
Rusin Elite Society: The Rusin Elite Society was a Carpatho-Russian social organization in Cleveland, Ohio. . . .
Rusin Ohioans: Numerous Ohioans are descended from Carpatho-Russian ancestors, including Rusin Ohioans. . . .
Russian Ohioans: Numerous Ohioans are descended from Russian ancestors. Today, Russian Ohioans continue to enhance Ohio's cultural and social landscape. . . .
Rustbelt: During the 1960s and 1970s, Midwestern and Eastern states, such as Ohio, Indiana, Illinois, Michigan, and Pennsylvania, became known as the Rustbelt. . . .
Ruthenian Ohioans: Numerous Ohioans are descended from Carpatho-Russian ancestors, including Ruthenian Ohioans. . . .
Sandles, Alfred P.: Alfred Putnam Sandles was Ohio's eleventh Secretary of Agriculture. The Secretary of Agriculture served as the head of the Ohio State Board of Agriculture. . . .
Sandy Beach Amusement Park: Sandy Beach Amusement Park located on Indian Lake, was once known as "Ohio's Million Dollar Playground" and the "Atlantic City of the West." Famous musicians played at the Minnewawa Dance Hall, while the park also offered a number of rides, a penny arcade, and other types of entertainment. . . .
Sarahsville, Ohio: Sarahsville was formerly the county seat of Noble County, Ohio. . . .
Scandinavian Ohioans: Numerous Ohioans are descended from Scandinavian ancestors. Scandinavians include people from Denmark, Sweden, and Norway. . . .
School of Commerce: In 1902, the Young Men's Christian Association (YMCA) in Columbus, Ohio, established the School of Commerce, the predecessor of Franklin University. . . .
Schott, Marge U.: Marge Unnewehr Schott was the controversial, controlling owner of the Cincinnati Reds from 1984 to 1999. . . .
Sciotoville Railroad Bridge: The Sciotoville Railroad Bridge is the longest riveted truss bridge in the United States of America. . . .
Sciotoville, Ohio: Once its own community in Scioto County, Ohio, Sciotoville is now part of Portsmouth, Ohio. . . .
Scopes Monkey Trial: The Scopes Monkey Trial was a nationally famous Tennessee court case that upheld a state law banning the teaching of evolution in public schools in that state in 1925. . . .
Serbian Ohioans: Numerous Ohioans are descended from Serbian ancestors. Today, Serbian Ohioans continue to enhance Ohio's cultural and social landscape. . . .
Seventeenth Amendment: The Seventeenth Amendment to the United States Constitution went into effect in 1913. Prior to its passage, each state's senators were appointed to their position by the state legislature. I . . .
Shaw, Norman E.: Norman Ewing Shaw was Ohio's fifteenth Secretary of Agriculture. The Secretary of Agriculture served as the head of the Ohio State Board of Agriculture. . . .
Silver, Abba H.: Abba Hillel Silver was a prominent Jewish and Lithuanian-American resident of Cleveland, Ohio during the twentieth century. . . .
Sisters of St. Francis of Sylvania, Ohio: On December 18, 1916, Mother Mary Adelaide Sandusky and a group of Franciscan sisters arrived in Sylvania, Ohio, at the request of Bishop Joseph Schrembs of the Toledo, Ohio, diocese. . . .
Sisters of the Incarnate Word: The Sisters of the Incarnate Word is an order of Roman Catholic women dedicated to assisting and educating other people. . . .
Slavic Ohioans: Numerous Ohioans are descended from Slavic ancestors. Today, Slavic Ohioans continue to enhance Ohio's cultural and social landscape. . . .
Slavic Village: During the late nineteenth century, Polish Ohioans established the community of Warszawa in Cleveland, Ohio. Today, this community is known as Slavic Village. . . .
Slovak Ohioans: Numerous Ohioans are descended from Slovak ancestors. Today, Slovak Ohioans continue to enhance Ohio's cultural and social landscape. . . .
Slovene Ohioans: Numerous Ohioans are descended from Slovene ancestors. Today, Slovene Ohioans continue to enhance Ohio's cultural and social landscape. . . .
Smith, Helen N.: Helen Norman Smith was a professor of health and physical education at the University of Cincinnati in Cincinnati, Ohio. . . .
Smith, James F.: James Floyd Smith invented the first parachute to use a ripcord. His invention was the predecessor of the modern parachute. . . .
Smith, Jess: Jess Smith served as an aide to United States Attorney General Harry M. Daugherty during President Warren G. Harding's administration. . . .
Smucker, Jerome M.: Jerome Monroe Smucker founded the J.M. Smucker Company, which produces a wide array of jams, jellies, and other food items. . . .
Socialist Party: During the late nineteenth and the early twentieth centuries, socialism attracted many Americans. Socialists called for an economic system that removed greed from the people. Rather than working to attain the most wealth, socialists hoped that Americans would work together to benefit the common good. They also desired public ownership of utilities and transportation systems. . . .
Socialists: During the late nineteenth and the early twentieth centuries, socialism attracted many Americans. Socialists called for an economic system that removed greed from the people. . . .
Somerset, Ohio: Somerset, which was once known as Middletown, was formerly the county seat of Perry County, Ohio. . . .
Spangler, James M.: While working as a janitor at a department store in Canton, Ohio, James Murray Spangler invented a portable electric vacuum cleaner. . . .
Spicer Company: Clarence Spicer started the Spicer Company in Plainfield, New Jersey, in 1904. In 1928, the company's headquarters was moved to Toledo, Ohio. In 1946, the company name changed to the Dana Corporation. . . .
Springfield, Ohio, Racial Conflicts: In March 1904, an African-American man killed a white police officer in Springfield, Ohio. After local police arrested the murderer, a mob formed and marched to the jail. . . .
St. Mary's Romanian Orthodox Church: Located in Cleveland, Ohio, St. Mary's Romanian Orthodox Church was the first Romanian Orthodox church in the United States of America. . . .
St. Sava Lodge: St. Sava Lodge was one of the earliest Serbian social organizations in Cleveland, Ohio. . . .
Stauffer, George A.: George A. Stauffer was Ohio's fourteenth Secretary of Agriculture. The Secretary of Agriculture served as the head of the Ohio State Board of Agriculture. . . .
Stevens, A. L.: A. Leo Stevens was an important balloonist and parachutist in the early twentieth century. . . .
Stevens, Harry M.: Harry Mosley Stevens was the inventor of the hotdog. . . .
Suburbs: Suburbs are neighborhoods near to but not located in the center of cities. . . .
Summerfield, Ohio: Summerfield is a small community in Noble County, Ohio. . . .
Sunday, William A. "Billy": William Ashley “Billy” Sunday was an evangelist and religious fundamentalist who was nationally know for his fire and brimstone style of sermons, particularly against the consumption of alcohol. . . .
Superman: Jerry Siegel and Joe Shuster created the comic book character Superman when they were young men residing in Cleveland, Ohio. Siegel developed the storylines, while Shuster drew the comic. . . .
Svoboda, Frank J.: A native of Czechoslovakia, Frank J. Svoboda was a prominent resident of Cleveland, Ohio during the early twentieth century. . . .
Swedish Cultural Society: The Swedish Cultural Society is an important Swedish-American social organization in the United States of America and Canada. . . .
Swedish Ohioans: Numerous Ohioans are descended from Swedish ancestors. Today, Swedish Ohioans continue to enhance Ohio's cultural and social landscape. . . .
T. Marzetti Company: Founded in Columbus, Ohio, the T. Marzetti Company produces specialty foods for restaurants and individuals. . . .
Taber, Lewis J.: Lewis John Taber was Ohio's first Director of Agriculture. The Director of Agriculture served as the head of the Ohio Department of Agriculture. . . .
Taft, William H.: William Howard Taft was born in Cincinnati, Ohio, on September 15, 1857. His father was Alphonso Taft, who had been President Ulysses S. Grant's secretary of war and then attorney general. . . .
Taylor, Carl R.: Carl R. Taylor, a resident of Cleveland, Ohio, attended the World's Fair in 1904. He became fascinated with ice cream and the ice cream cone. He returned to Cleveland and spent the next twenty years developing a machine that could manufacture ice cream cones much more cheaply and quickly than the Menches brothers' process. . . .
Taylor, Halsey W.: Halsey W. Taylor invented the non-squirting drinking fountain. . . .
Teapot Dome Scandal: The worst scandal of Harding Administration was the Teapot Dome Scandal, named for the Teapot Dome oilfield in Wyoming. . . .
Television: In the 1950s, the new medium of television reached millions of Americans for the first time. Some television programs provided entertainment, while others presented current news. . . .
Television Sets: Many scholars credit Dayton, Ohio, native Charles Francis Jenkins for inventing the first television set in the United States. British inventor John Logie Baird managed to broadcast images on a television a few months before Jenkins managed to complete the same task. . . .
Temple-Tifereth Israel (Tifereth Israel): The Temple-Tifereth Israel, which is also known as Tifereth Israel, is Cleveland, Ohio's second oldest Jewish congregation. . . .
The Bug: Ohioans Charles F. Kettering, Orville Wright, William Chryst, Thomas Midgley, and John Sheats developed "The Bug," a pilot-less airplane and bomb, during World War I. . . .
The Ridges: The Ridges was formally an asylum for the mentally ill in Athens, Ohio. . . .
Thomas Law: In 1907, an economic downturn gripped the United States. It became known as the Panic of 1907. . . .
Thorpe, Jim: Legendary football player and coach James Frances "Jim" Thorpe was born near Prague, Oklahoma, on May 28, 1888. His parents were Hiram and Charlotte Thorpe. . . .
Timken Company: The Timken Company is an important employer in Canton, Ohio. . . .
Timken Roller Bearing and Axle Company: The Timken Company is an important employer in Canton, Ohio. . . .
Timken Roller Bearing Company: The Timken Company is an important employer in Canton, Ohio. . . .
Toledo Maroons: The Toledo Maroons was a professional football team in Toledo, Ohio. . . .
Treaty of Versailles (1919): The Treaty of Versailles officially ended World War I. The treaty dealt specifically with Germany, and the other defeated powers had to negotiate their own separate treaties. . . .
Tremont, Ohio: Tremont, Ohio is a suburb of Cleveland. It is located to the west of downtown Cleveland. . . .
Truax, Charles V.: Charles Vilas Truax was Ohio's second Director of Agriculture. The Director of Agriculture served as the head of the Ohio Department of Agriculture. . . .
Tumey v. Ohio: Tumey v. Ohio was a case considered by the United States Supreme Court in 1927. The court struck down an Ohio law that denied citizens their constitutionally guaranteed right to due process by financially rewarding public officials for successfully prosecuting cases related to Phohibition. . . .
Tuppins, Isaiah: Isaiah Tuppins was the first African American to serve as a mayor in Ohio. He also was the first black man to earn his medical degree in Ohio. . . .
Tytus Jr., John B.: John Butler Tytus, Jr., invented a process to manufacture continuously rolling sheets of steel. This process reduced the manufacturing time and cost of sheet steel. . . .
Ukrainian National Aid Association of America: The Ukrainian National Aid Association of America was one of the first Ukrainian mutual-benefit societies in Ohio. . . .
Ukrainian National Association: The Ukrainian National Association was one of the first Ukrainian mutual-benefit societies in Ohio. . . .
Union & League of Romanian Societies: Headquartered in Cleveland, Ohio, the Union & League of Romanian Societies is the largest Romanian mutual-benefit society in the United States of America and Canada. . . .
Union Terminal: In the early twentieth century, one of the most popular forms of long-distance transportation was the railroad. The city of Cincinnati, Ohio, was linked to a number of other major cities through its rail lines, but the original system had not been well-coordinated. . . .
United Hungarian Societies: The United Hungarian Societies was an organization that united together the various Hungarian cultural and social institutions that were located in Cleveland, Ohio. . . .
United Ukrainian Organizations of Ohio: The United Ukrainian Organizations of Ohio is a group that helps coordinate the activities of all Ukrainian societies in Cleveland, Ohio and surrounding communities. . . .
Untermeyer, Jeanette S.: Jeanette Starr Untermeyer was an important twentieth century American poet. . . .
Upton, Harriet T.: Harriet Taylor Upton was a leading women's rights advocate who served as president of the Ohio Womans Suffrage Association from 1899 to 1908 and from 1911 to 1920. . . .
USS Shenandoah: During World War I, the United States military first observed Germany's use of zeppelins, a type of airship. Once the war ended, the United States Navy determined that it would build three rigid airships. These airships would not be used to fight in future wars but instead would be able to scout enemy positions. . . .
Veterans of Foreign Wars: In 1899, some veterans from the Spanish-American War and the Philippine Insurrection met in Columbus, Ohio, and formed the American Veterans of Foreign Service. This organization united several other veteran groups to create the Veterans of Foreign Wars in 1913. . . .
Victory Gardens: During World War I (1917-1918), the Food Administration encouraged the American people to grow their own food in war gardens. The gardens became known as victory gardens. . . .
Vin Fiz: On September 27, 1911, Calbraith (usually reported as Galbraith) Perry Rodgers boarded his airplane, the Vin Fiz, and attempted to make the first transcontinental flight across North America. . . .
Vinyl: Vinyl is a type of plastic. Its scientific name is polyvinyl chloride. It is also known by the acronym PVC. First discovered in 1835, it took scientists over ninety years to find a use for this material. . . .
Volstead Act: The Volstead Act, also known as the National Prohibition Act, established the legal basis for the federal government to enforce the Eighteenth Amendment to the United States Constitution, which prohibited the manufacture, sale, or transportation of intoxicating liquors within the United States and its territories. . . .
Vonderheide Act: In 1915, the Miami Conservancy District was created in response to the Vonderheide Act. It became the first major watershed district in the nation. . . .
Vulcan Tool Company: Several toolmakers founded the Vulcan Tool Company in Dayton, Ohio, in 1916. The following year, Lee Amos Jones purchased the company, which began to expand its operations during World War I and in the decades that followed. . . .
Warner Brothers: The Warner Brothers were exhibitors, distributors and producers of motion pictures. . . .
Warner, Albert: The Warner Brothers were exhibitors, distributors and producers of motion pictures. . . .
Warner, Harold M. "Harry": The Warner Brothers were exhibitors, distributors and producers of motion pictures. . . .
Warner, Jack: The Warner Brothers were exhibitors, distributors and producers of motion pictures. . . .
Warner, Sam: The Warner Brothers were exhibitors, distributors and producers of motion pictures. . . .
Warszawa, Ohio: During the late nineteenth century, Polish Ohioans established the community of Warszawa in Cleveland, Ohio. Today, this community is known as Slavic Village. . . .
Weisenborn, Clara E.: Clara Weisenborn was a prominent politician in Ohio from the 1950s to the 1970s. . . .
West Jefferson, Ohio: West Jefferson, formerly known as Jefferson, is a community in Madison County, Ohio. . . .
West Liberty, Ohio: West Liberty is a small community in Logan County, Ohio. . . .
Westminster, Ohio: Plain City, which was formerly known as Westminster and Pleasant Valley, is a community in northern Madison County, Ohio. . . .
Wheeler, Wayne B.: Wayne Bidwell Wheeler was a nationally prominent leader in the Prohibition Movement during the late-nineteenth and early-twentieth centuries. . . .
White Castle: Walter Anderson and Edgar Waldo "Billy" Ingram, Sr., formed the White Castle System of Eating Houses Corporation in Wichita, Kansas, in 1921. . . .
White Motor Company: Thomas H. White established the White Sewing Machine Company in Cleveland, Ohio, in 1876. The company was very successful in the late nineteenth century, ultimately becoming one of the most prosperous and well-known sewing machine manufacturers in the United States. Whites sons joined his business, and in 1901, the family decided to start building automobiles as well. . . .
Whitlock, Brand: Brand Whitlock was an American attorney, author, elected official and diplomat in the late nineteenth and early twentieth centuries. . . .
Williamsburg, Ohio (Noble County): Williamsburg, now known as Batesville, is a small community in Noble County, Ohio. . . .
Willis, Frank B.: Ohio governor Frank Bartlett Willis was born in Lewis Center, Ohio, on December 28, 1871. He grew up on a farm. After attending the local public schools, Willis enrolled at Ohio Northern University. . . .
Willoughby, Ohio: Willoughby is a community in Lake County, Ohio. During its history, the town has also been called Charlton, Chagrin, and Chagrin Mills. . . .
Willys-Overland Company: In 1908, John North Willys purchased a portion of the Standard Wheel Company in Toledo, Ohio. In 1912, Willys renamed the company Willys-Overland Motor Company. The company struggled during its first two decades in business, including going bankrupt during the Great Depression. . . .
Wilson, Thomas W.: Woodrow Wilson was President of the United States from 1913 to 1921. . . .
Winder, C. B.: C.B. Winder was the first man to become a pilot for any National Guard unit in the United States of America. . . .
WLW: Beginning in the 1920s, Cincinnati businessman Powel Crosley, Jr., ventured into radio broadcasting, establishing WLW, a Cincinnati radio station. . . .
Wobblies: The Industrial Workers of the World (IWW), also commonly known as the "Wobblies," was a radical labor union formed in 1905. . . .
Wonders, J.C.: J.C. Wonders is often referred to as the father of concrete paving because of his decision to pave the street surrounding the courthouse square in Bellefontaine, Ohio with Portland cement concrete, in 1891. . . .
Woodland School: Located in Cleveland, Ohio, the Woodland School was founded in the mid 1920s to preserve the Greek language and customs among Greek immigrants. . . .
Wooster Rubber Company: The Wooster Rubber Company was founded in Wooster, Ohio, in 1920. The company originally manufactured toy balloons, but in the 1930s branched out into household products. . . .
Workmen's Compensation: The United States went through a rapid period of industrialization in the late nineteenth and early twentieth centuries. This industrialization contributed to economic growth and urbanization, among other things, but workers did not always benefit from the advances that were made. . . .
World War I: World War I began in Europe in August 1914. The origins of the war went back to the late nineteenth century, when European countries competed against each other to gain colonies and trade advantages in Africa and Asia. . . .
World's First Emergency Parachute Jump: The first emergency parachute jump took place at McCook Field in Dayton, Ohio. On October 20, 1922, Lieutenant Harold R. Harris, Chief of the Flying Section of McCook Field, had to jump from his plane after his control stick malfunctioned and forced Harris's plane to enter a nosedive. . . .
World's First Speeding Ticket: The worlld's first speeding ticket was issued in Dayton, Ohio in 1904. . . .
Wright Field: Wright Field, later renamed Wright-Patterson Air Force Base, was an early Army Air Corps facility that near Dayton, Ohio that opened in 1927. . . .
Wright, Orville: Aviator Orville Wright was born on August 19, 1871, in Dayton, Ohio. His parents were Bishop Milton Wright and Susan Catharine Wright. Orville Wright was the Wrights' fourth child. He attended the local public schools with his siblings but never graduated from high school or attended college. . . .
Wright, Wilbur: Aviator Wilbur Wright was born on April 16, 1867, in Millville, Indiana. His parents were Bishop Milton Wright and Susan Catharine Wright. Wilbur Wright was the third of the Wrights' four children. When Wright was only a child, the family moved to Dayton, Ohio. He attended the local public schools with his siblings but never graduated from high school or attended college. . . .
Wright-Patterson Air Force Base: Wright-Patterson Air Force Base is a major United States Air Force facility located near Dayton, Ohio, in Greene and Montgomery counties. . . .
Youngstown State University: Youngstown State University (YSU) was established in 1908 in Youngstown, Ohio. In 2005, 13,101 students enrolled in the institution, including 1,298 graduate students. . . .
Yugoslavian Ohioans: Numerous Ohioans are descended from Yugoslavian ancestors. Today, Yugoslav Ohioans continue to enhance Ohio's cultural and social landscape. . . .
Zanesfield, Ohio: Zanesfield is a small community in Logan County, Ohio. . . .
Zarja Singing Society: The Zarja Singing Society is the oldest Slovenian singing group located outside of Europe. . . .
Zeppelins: Zeppelins were a type of airship, named for and invented by Ferdinand von Zeppelin. They are also known as blimps, airships, and dirigibles. These vessels used heated air to become airborne. . . .