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Pinkerton guards escort strikebreakers in Buchtel, Ohio, 1884
 Ohio Timeline History
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
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