We know that the state of Ohio is the birthplace of several U.S. presidents, but now you can see where they lived, worked and played through a unique online guide. The new Ohio Presidential Trail launched this month through an effort by TourismOhio and the Ohio History Connection.
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What do Paul Newman, Gloria Steinem, Simone Biles, Neil Armstrong and Halle Berry have in common? If you haven’t heard by now, they were all born in our terrific state.
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President’s Day on Feb. 18 has special meaning for Ohioans. That’s because many former presidents have deep roots in the Buckeye State.
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Well over 80 years ago, the Union Terminal in Cincinnati welcomed Holocaust survivors. Last month, the terminal became the new home of the Nancy & David Wolf Holocaust and Humanity Center, which features climate-controlled collections, archival space for artifacts and library space for the public.
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I was just starting grade school on Feb. 20, 1962, and didn’t know anything about John Glenn. But I, and the rest of the world, soon heard about him, because on that epic day – 57 years ago – he became the first American to orbit the earth.
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I’m not old enough to have voted for Dwight Eisenhower, but his campaign slogan, “I Like Ike,” was memorable. After being elected president, one of his infrastructure programs was expanding our interstate highway system.
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This place is worth a tour. Military historians and veterans are praising the October 2018 opening of the National Veterans Memorial and Museum in Columbus.