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1786
In return for ceding its land claims, Congress
granted Connecticut this land in Northern Ohio. The state sold
the land to raise money for public education in Connecticut.
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1799
Moses Cleaveland surveyed the site that became
the city of Cleveland.
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1822
The citizens of Tallmadge, Summit County,
began building their Congregational Church. Dedicated in 1825,
the church is one of the best examples of Greek Revival architecture
in the state and can be visited by appointment.
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1875
Archibald Willard of Wellington, Lorain County,
painted the first version of The Spirit of '76, an image
that became a national icon. The second version of this painting,
from the 1890s, is on display at the Ohio Historical Center, Columbus.
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1880
James A. Garfield of Hiram, Geauga County,
elected 20th President of the United States.
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1937
Six Ohio workers killed and many more injured
in a violent month-long strike against the "Little Steel"
companies. The Ohio Historical Society's
Youngstown Historical Center of Industry and Labor exhibits the
history of steel making in the region.
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1967
Carl Stokes elected mayor of Cleveland, the
first African-American mayor of a major US city.
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