John D. Rockefeller created Standard Oil Company in Cleveland, Ohio.
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The Firestone Tire and Rubber Company started selling inflatable tires from Akron, Ohio.
The world's first rock and roll concert is held in Cleveland, Ohio.
Robber John Dillinger stole $10,000 in his first robbery at a bank in New Carlisle, Ohio.
The first Wendy's restaurant opened in Columbus, Ohio, US.
Black women's rights activist Sojourner Truth gave her famous speech 'Ain't I A Woman?' at the Women's Rights Convention in Akron, Ohio.