History

You’d be forgiven if you had never heard of the tiny village of Hiram, located in between Cleveland, Akron and Youngstown.

Indigenous peoples known as the “Hopewell culture” lived between 1 and 500 A.D.

Despite its popularity today, Valentine’s Day has dark and negative origins.

Glamorgan Castle was built in 1904 for Welsh immigrant William Henry Morgan.

In filmdom, Superman grew up in Kansas. In reality, he was born in Cleveland’s Glenville neighborhood.

Cincinnati hosted its first Oktoberfest the third weekend in September, 1976, modeled after the original celebration in Munich.

Populated at just over 2000, Sugarcreek is a village full of enchanting storefronts, hardworking citizens and interesting stories.

Wilbur and Orville Wright might’ve flown their first plane from Kitty Hawk, North Carolina those 12 seconds in 1903, but the true home of aviation is Dayton, where plans were drawn and the structure was crafted.

Don’t knock Skyline Chili until you try it. The combination of meat, cinnamon, spaghetti and cheese is certainly an unexpected one, but it works.

Here are a few things about Thomas Edison that you might not have known: Edison’s father was an exiled political activist from Canada, while mom was an accomplished school teacher who home-schooled her child.