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Akron was the first city to use police cars.
The first ambulance service was established in Cincinnati in 1865.
W.F. Semple of Mount Vernon patented chewing gum in 1869.
Cleveland is home to the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame.
Cincinnati Reds were the first professional baseball team.
Ohio's state flag is a pennant design. It is the only state flag of that design in the United States.
Neil Armstrong became the first man to walk on the moon. He was from Wapakoneta.
Charles Goodyear of Akron developed the process of vulcanizing rubber in 1839.
Jesse Owens grew up in Cleveland. He won four gold medals in the 1936 Olympics in Berlin.
The Wright Brothers are acknowledged as inventors of the first airplane. They were from Dayton.
The Pro Football Hall of Fame is located in Canton.
Seven United States presidents were born in Ohio. They are: Ulysses S. Grant, Rutherford B. Hayes, James A. Garfield, Benjamin Harrison, William McKinley, William H. Taft, and Warren G. Harding.
Oberlin College was founded in 1833. It was the first interracial and coeducational college in the United States.
Cleveland boasts America's first traffic light. It began on Aug. 5, 1914.
Ermal Fraze invented the pop-top can in Kettering.
James J. Ritty, of Dayton, invented the cash register in 1879 to stop his patrons from pilfering house profits.
"Hang On Sloopy" is the official state rock song.
Cincinnati had the first professional city fire department.
The American Federation of Labor was founded in Columbus.
On February 20, 1962 Senator John Glenn from Cambridge, Ohio was the first American to orbit the earth and later became the oldest man to venture into outer space.
Ohio is the leading producer of greenhouse and nursery plants.
The popular television sit-com, "The Drew Cary Show" is set in Cleveland.
In 1852 Ohio was the first state to enact laws protecting working women.
Cleveland became the world's first city to be lighted electrically in 1879.
The National Underground Railroad Freedom Center is a museum in downtown Cincinnati, Ohio that pays tribute to all efforts to "abolish human enslavement and secure freedom for all people."
Dresden is the home of the world's largest basket. It is located at Basket Village USA.
Thomas A. Edison from Milan, Ohio developed the incandescent light bulb, phonograph, and early motion picture camera.
Ohio gave America its first hot dog in 1900. Harry M. Stevens created the popular dining dog.
Film director, screenwriter, film producer and Academy Award winner Steven Spielberg grew up in Cincinnati, Ohio.
Steve Harvey, actor, comedian, entertainer, author and radio personality is from Cleveland, Ohio. He's best known as the star of the sitcom The Steve Harvey Show and as a comedian in the film The Original Kings of Comedy.
Media mogul Ted Turner from Cincinnati, Ohio founded the cable news network CNN, the first dedicated 24-hour cable news channel.
Academy Award winner Halle Berry from Bedford, Ohio became the first and only African American woman to win the Oscar for Best Actress for her role in Monster's Ball in 2001.
Toledo, Ohio native actress Katie Holmes is best known for her role in the hit TV show Dawson's Creek and the blockbuster movie Batman Begins.
The amusement park Cedar Point in Sandusky, Ohio is the second oldest amusement park in North America and for the past twelve consecutive years boast the title of "The Best Amusement Park in the World".
Washington Township native, Cy Young, currently holds the Major League Baseball records for most career innings pitched. The prestigious award that bears his name is granted to outstanding pitchers each year.
Actor, comedian, and former talk show host Aresenio Hall, from the Cleveland suburb Warrensville Heights, is best known for his talk show, The Arsenio Hall Show and his roles in the films Coming to America and Harlem Nights.
Born in Cleveland, Ohio, actress Ruby Dee is best known for her role in the film A Raisin in the Sun and was nominated for an Academy Award for her role in American Gangster.

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