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0358 -The Ohio Story: "The Birth of the Majors"
The story of how the Cincinnati Reds were founded in 1866 - the beginning of organized baseball.
0270 - The Ohio Story: "The Western Star of Lebanon"
The history of the oldest newspaper in Ohio, the Western Star, and its early days in Warren County. The paper was started in 1807 by John McLean.
0267 - The Ohio Story: "The Squirrel Hunters"
The story of a strange and motley band of soldiers that fought the Civil War in the hills of Ohio.
0248 - The Ohio Story: " The 'Scope of Ormsby Mitchell"
The Palomar Mountain Observatory was built in Cincinnati in 1845 as a result of the dedicated efforts of Ormsby MacNight Mitchell, originally from Lebanon, Ohio.
0242 - The Ohio Story: "Locks and Robbers"
Karl Diebold and Diebold Inc. make many changes to ward off safe-crackers and thieves who attempt to gain access to bank safes.
0239 - The Ohio Story: "The Sons of Dan'L Beard"
In 1910, over 20,000 "sons of Daniel Boone" lead by Uncle Dan Beard joined the new Boy Scouts of America.
0138 - The Ohio Story: "The Ivory Palaces"
History of the founding and growth of the Procter & Gamble Company of Cincinnati Ohio.
0133 - The Ohio Story: "Dentistry's First Home"
History of dentistry in Ohio and Dr. John M. Harris, originally of Cincinnati and later of Bainbridge.
0125 - The Ohio Story: "Captain Mary"
History of Mary Greene who piloted fiver steamers for over 60 years and the Queen Mary riverboat on the Ohio River at Cincinnati Ohio.
0028 - The Ohio Story: "What's In a Name?"
Background on how some of the more unusual place names in Ohio were derived.