“The Pain Became Too Acute, and I Had to Do Something About It”: The Wartime Propaganda of Dr. Seuss
In past blog posts, we’ve shared pieces of WWII propaganda, from posters to pamphlets to materials targeting residents of countries outside the …
William Henry Harrison: Soldier and Statesman
William Henry Harrison, the ninth president of the United States, was not only the last president born a British subject and the …
Toys in Wartime
In December 1941, the attack on Pearl Harbor pulled the U.S. into World War II and brought the need for sacrifice to …
Ohio Goes West: The Panama-Pacific International Exposition of 1915
August 1914 marked the opening of the Panama Canal, an engineering feat that halved shipping time between America’s coasts. In 1915, the …
Intrinsically Bound: The United States Marine Corps
On November 10, 1775, the following resolution was proposed by John Adams, future President of the United States, and carried by the …
Uncle Sam: The Man, the Myth, and the Legend
The image of Uncle Sam has long been a part of the American iconography. A bearded man, decked out in red, white, …
War Is Hell: William Tecumseh Sherman, Atlanta, and the March to the Sea
During the final year of the Civil War, Ohio native William Tecumseh Sherman was given command of the Union’s Western Armies as …
“The Fiery Orb Darkened”
This past Monday marked a remarkable astronomical event that you have probably heard about in the news if you didn’t see it …
All Aboard! Ohio Railroad History
When Ohio first became a state in 1803, the primary methods of transportation to and through the state were by horse and …
Two Hundred Years of Service: The State Library of Ohio
Two hundred years ago, the United States was forty-one years old, and much of the territory that comprises our nation was still …
