Benjamin Harrison: A Presidential Legacy
Benjamin Harrison was born on August 20, 1833, in North Bend, Ohio. He came from a longtime political family: his father was …
Caps Off! Graduations on Ohio Memory
By the first week of June, school is out and lazy days spent poolside, basking in the summer sun are finally here. …
The Law of the Land: William Howard Taft
This week we conclude our series on chief justices from Ohio with William Howard Taft, the only person to serve as both …
“Born in England, Raised in Cleveland and Schooled in Vaudeville”
Leslie Townes Hope was born on May 29, 1903, in the London suburb of Eltham, England, to his mother Avis and his …
The First Lady of American Cinema
In honor of Women’s History Month, today’s post features Lillian Diana Gish, a native Ohioan whose career as an actress, director and …
The Law of the Land: Chief Justice Morrison Waite
Today we continue our profiles of U.S. Supreme Court justices from Ohio with Morrison Remick Waite, the seventh chief justice of the …
The Law of the Land: Chief Justice Salmon P. Chase
With a U.S. Supreme Court nomination in the news recently, this seems like a good time to look at the history of …
Remembering John Glenn
Ohio and the entire world truly lost a hero this last week on December 8th, with the passing of John Glenn. Born …
The Boy General: George Armstrong Custer
This June 25 will mark the 140th anniversary of the Battle of Little Bighorn, otherwise known as Custer’s Last Stand. Ohioan George …
The Other Sherman
Ohioan John Sherman (1823-1900) may be less well-known to modern-day Americans than his brother, William T. Sherman, but this nineteenth-century lawyer …
