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1669-70: The French emissary La Salle surveyed the area and claimed the entire region for France 1740s: George Crogham, a merchant, helped control the vast British land claims within the area 1748: The Ohio Company is formed by several wealthy Virginians, including George Washington. Its purpose was to potentially buy land from the British, and sell it to settlers 1763: The French abandoned all claims to the area, and the British took control 1787: After the Revolutionary War, and the Treaty of Paris, Ohio was made a part of America's Northwest Territory 1788-89: Hordes of settlers from the east made their way down the Ohio River, and new settlements were established 1795: The remaining Indians in Ohio gave up most of their lands after agreeing to the terms of the Treaty of Green Ville 1803: Ohio becomes the 17th state; the first state west of the Allegheny Mountains 1812-14: Many battles fought in the War of 1812, were fought in Ohio 1813: In the Battle of Put-In-Bay on Lake Erie, the British were defeated by the forces of Commodore Oliver H. Perry 1832: Ohio and Lake Erie Canal finally opens 1835: Ohio and Michigan settled their border dispute, and Ohio was granted the contested lands around Toledo 1847: Thomas Alva Edison, inventor of the phonograph, the incandescent light bulb, and many other devices that changed the world, was born in Milan, Ohio 1850s: The Underground Railroad, in an effort to assist southern slaves, was very, very active in Ohio 1869: Ulysses S. Grant is elected, and becomes the first U.S. President born in Ohio 1869: The Cincinnati Red Stockings become the first professional baseball team 1870: John D. Rockerfeller founded the Standard Oil Company in Cleveland, and helped turn Ohio into a true industrial powerhouse 1879: The National Cash Register Company founded in Dayton 1903: Orville Wright zzzborn in Ohio:, and his brother Wilbur, begin building airplanes in Dayton 1937: Furious floods along the Ohio River cause havoc 1955: The Ohio Turnpike opens, and connects eastward with the Pennsylvania Turnpike 1969: Neil Armstrong zzzborn in Ohio: becomes the first man to set foot on the moon 1970: While protesting the Vietnam War, four college students were killed at Kent State 1971: John Glenn zzzformer astronaut: is elected U.S. Senator 1995: Rock and Roll Hall of Fame opens in Cleveland 2002: Ohio State beats the University of Miami, 31-24, in the Fiesta Bowl Alabama • Alaska • Arizona • Arkansas • California • Colorado • Connecticut • Florida • Delaware • Georgia • Hawaii • Illinois • Idaho • Indiana • Iowa • Kansas • Kentucky • Louisiana • Maine • Maryland • Massachusetts • Michigan • Minnesota • Mississippi • Missouri • Montana • Nebraska • Nevada • New Hampshire • New Jersey • New Mexico • New York • North Carolina • North Dakota • Ohio • Oklahoma • Oregon • Pennsylvania • Rhode Island • South Carolina • South Dakota • Tennessee • Texas • Utah • Vermont • Virginia • Washington • Washington DC • West Virginia • Wisconsin • Wyoming