Today in Cincinnati History
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Historical Events
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1788-08-17 - Losantville, OH (now Cincinnati) founded
1793-12-14 - 1st state road authorized, Frankfort, Ky to Cincinnati
1827-08-10 - Race riots in Cincinnati (1,000 blacks leave for Canada)
1848-11-21 - Cincinnati Turngemeinde founded
1853-04-01 - Cincinnati became 1st US city to pay fire fighters a regular salary
1866-07-23 - Cincinnati Baseball club (Red Stockings) forms
1876-02-02 - Baseball's National League forms with teams in Boston, Chicago, Cincinnati, Hartford, Louisville, New York, Philadelphia, St Louis
1877-07-23 - 1st US municipal railroad, Cincinnati Southern, begins operations
1879-10-01 - Cincinnati Enquirer publishes 1st report on baseball reserve clause
1882-10-06 - 1st World Series game, Cincinnati (AA) beats Chicago (NL) 4-0
1882-10-07 - 1st World Series (game 2), Chicago (NL) beats Cincinnati (AA) 2-0
1887-02-22 - Union Labor Party organized in Cincinnati
1895-01-22 - National Association of Manufacturers organized in Cincinnati
1899-06-10 - Improved Benevolent & Protective Order of Elks forms in Cincinnati
1899-10-15 - Cincinnati closes season with 16-1 & 19-3 victories over Cleve Spiders
1900-05-28 - Fire in Cincinnati nearly destroys Reds' grandstand
1901-03-11 - Cincinnati Enquirer reports Balt mgr John McGraw signed Cherokee Indian Tokohoma, who is really black 2nd baseman Charlie Grant
1908-03-07 - Cincinnati Mayor Mark Breith stood before city council & announces that, "women are not physically fit to operate automobiles"
1914-09-01 - The last passenger pigeon, a female named Martha, dies in captivity in the Cincinnati Zoo.
1915-12-22 - Organized baseball & Federal League sign a peace treaty at Cincinnati
1918-02-21 - The last Carolina parakeet dies in captivity at the Cincinnati Zoo.
1919-09-16 - Dutch Ruether beats Giants 4-3 to clinch Cincinnati 1st NL pennant
1922-03-02 - WLW-AM in Cincinnati OH begins radio transmissions
1930-06-02 - Sarah Dickson becomes 1st woman Presbyterian elder in US, Cincinnati
1934-07-14 - Phillies score 11 runs in an inning, beats Cincinnati 18-0
1935-05-23 - 1st scheduled night game, postponed due to rain (Cincinnati)
1935-05-24 - 1st major league night baseball game, in Cincinnati (Reds 2, Phil 1)
1938-07-06 - 6th All Star Baseball Game: NL wins 4-1 at Crosley Field, Cincinnati
1948-02-09 - WLWT TV channel 5 in Cincinnati, OH (NBC) begins broadcasting
1949-04-04 - WKRC TV channel 12 in Cincinnati, OH (ABC) begins broadcasting
1949-05-02 - Don Newcombe, 1st start, shuts out Cincinnati on 5 hits to win 3-0
1949-07-26 - WCPO TV channel 9 in Cincinnati, OH (CBS) begins broadcasting
1953-07-14 - 20th All Star Baseball Game: NL wins 5-1 at Crosley Field, Cincinnati
1954-07-26 - WCET TV channel 48 in Cincinnati, OH (PBS) begins broadcasting
1963-11-26 - Cincinnati 2nd baseman Pete Rose wins NL Rookie of Year
1965-12-09 - Frank Robinson is traded from Cincinnati to the Orioles
1966-11-25 - Cincinnati infielder Tommy Helms is voted NL Rookie of Year
1967-06-12 - Race riot in Cincinnati Ohio (300 arrested)
1968-08-01 - WXIX TV channel 19 in Cincinnati-Newport, OH (IND) begins broadcasting
1969-09-24 - 1st Elvis convention, 2500 fans attend in Cincinnati
1970-04-11 - SF beats Cincinnati 2-1, only day Reds aren't in 1st place in 1970
1970-06-24 - Reds play final game at Cincinnati's Crosley Field, beat Giants 5-4
1970-06-30 - Cincinnati's Riverfront Stadium opens, Braves beat Reds 8-2
1971-03-19 - Phila 76ers outscore Cincinnati Royals 90-8 in 1 half
1973-08-17 - Willie Mays hits 660th & last HR (off Don Gullett of Cincinnati)
1976-10-17 - Coldest World Series game Yankees vs Cincinnati, 39 degrees F (until 1997)
1977-05-18 - A nightclub fire in Cincinnati killed 164
1977-05-18 - Nightclub in Cincinnati fire kills 164
1978-09-30 - Major Indoor Soccer League grants 1st 6 franchises to Cincinnati
1979-12-03 - 11 trampled to death at Cincinnati Who concert
1981-12-13 - 70th Davis Cup: USA beats Argentina in Cincinnati (3-1)
1981-12-21 - Cincinnati beats Bradley 75-73 in 7 OTs (NCAA record)
1983-01-02 - Ken Anderson of Cincinnati completes record 20 consecutive passes
1983-06-02 - Toilet catches fire on Air Canada's DC-9, 23 die at Cincinnati
1987-03-12 - Ice Pairs Championship at Cincinnati won by E Gordeeva & Grinkov (URS)
1987-03-12 - Men's Fig Skating Championship in Cincinnati won by Brian Orser (CAN)
1987-03-13 - Ice Dance Championship at Cincinnati won by Bestemianova & Bukin (URS)
1987-03-14 - Worlds Ladies Figure Skating Champ in Cincinnati won by Katarina Witt
1990-07-19 - BASF plant in Cincinnati explodes in flames, 1 dies
1990-10-05 - Cincinnati jury acquits art gallery of obsentity (Mappelthorpe photos)
1997-10-22 - Larry Flynt sells Hustler in a non-zoned area of Cincinnati
2002-05-04 - Barry Bonds hits his 400th home run as a Giant, leading his team to a 3-0 win over Cincinnati. Bonds is the first player to hit 400 homers for one team and 100 with another
Famous Birthdays
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1820-04-26 - Alice Cary, Cincinnati, American poet (Cincinnati Sentinel)
1824-09-04 - Phoebe Cary, Cincinnati, American poet (Poems of Alice & Phoebe Cary)
1882-04-18 - Leopold Stokowski, London England, conductor (Cincinnati Symphony)
1887-04-08 - Walter Connolly, Cincinnati OH, actor (Good Earth, 5th Avenue Girl)
1888-09-19 - Porter Hall, Cincinnati OH, actor (Half-Breed, Double Indenity)
1888-11-23 - Nana Bryant, Cincinnati OH, actress (Ladies of the Chorus)
1890-07-20 - Theda Bara, [Theodosia Goodman], Cincinnati, actress (Love Goddeses)
1902-04-06 - Gertrude Short, Cincinnati OH, actress (Stella Dallas, Blonde Venus)
1911-11-05 - Roy Rogers, Cincinnati Ohio, cowboy (Happy Trails, Roy Rogers Show)
1914-12-28 - Lee Bowman, Cincinnati Ohio, actor (Ellery Queen, Miami Undercover)
1924-04-03 - Doris Day, Cincinnati Oh, "girl next door" actress (Pillow Talk)
1926-02-16 - Vera-Ellen, [Westmeyr Rohe], Cincinnati, actress/dancer (Wonder Man)
1926-10-17 - Karl Gordon Henize, Cincinnati Ohio, astronaut (STS 51-F)
1928-01-11 - Mitchell Ryan, Cincinnati Oh, actor (Chase, Executive Suite)
1930-04-25 - Dotty Mack, Cincinnati Ohio, actress (Paul Dixon Show)
1932-04-10 - Hari Rhodes, Cincinnati Oh, actor (Mike-Daktari, Roots)
1935-06-16 - Jim Dine, Cincinnati Oh, pop artist (St John the Divine)
1937-12-25 - O'Kelly Isley, Cincinnati Ohio, singer (Isley Brothers-Twist & Shout)
1939-04-01 - Rudolph Isley, Cincinnati Ohio, rocker (Isley Brothers-Shout)
1941-01-28 - Joel Crothers, Cincinnati OH, actor (Edge of Night)
1941-05-21 - Ronald Isley, Cincinnati Ohio, singer (Isley Brothers-Twist & Shout)
1942-01-30 - Marty Balin, Cincinnati, singer (Jefferson Starship-Miracles)
1943-03-15 - Brenda Scott, Cincinnati Oh, actress (Midge-Road West)
1945-08-16 - Suzanne Farrell, Cincinnati, ballerina (Don Quioxote)
1945-12-25 - Gary Sandy, Dayton Ohio, actor (Andy-WKRP in Cincinnati)
1946-08-05 - Loni Anderson, St Paul Minn, American actress (Jennifer-WKRP in Cincinnati)
1947-12-18 - Steven Spielberg, Cincinnati, director (ET, Close Encounters, Jaws)
1950-03-18 - James Conlon, NYC, conductor (Cincinnati May Festival-1979)
1951-02-19 - Stephen Nichols, Cincinnati OH, actor (Witchboard, Days of our Lives)
1951-12-04 - Patricia Wettig, Cincinnati Ohio, actress (Nancy Weston-30 Something)
1955-06-15 - Julie Hagerty, Cincinnati OH, actress (Airplane, Princesses)
1960-03-17 - Vicki Lewis, Cincinnati, actress (Beth-Newsradio)
1960-12-21 - Roger McDowell, Cincinnati OH, pitcher (NY Mets, Balt Orioles)
1963-07-07 - Lance Johnson, Cincinnati OH, outfielder (NY Mets)
1963-09-12 - Amy Yasbeck, Cincinnati, actress (Casey Davenport-Wings, Mask)
1964-03-04 - Tom Lampkin, Cincinnati OH, catcher (SF Giants)
1964-04-28 - Barry Larkin, Cincinnati OH, infielder (Cin Reds)
1964-11-22 - Stephen Geoffreys, Cincinnati Oh, actor (Faternity Vacation)
1967-01-06 - Larry Donald, Cincinnati Ohio, US boxer (Olympic-92)
1967-02-01 - Tim Naehring, Cincinnati OH, infielder (Boston Red Sox)
1968-01-23 - Petr Korda, Prague Czech, tennis star (1993 Doubles-Cincinnati)
1969-02-10 - Jayhawk Owens, Cincinnati Ohio, catcher (Colorado Rockies)
1969-09-02 - Mark Brettschneider, Cincinnati Oh, actor (Jason-One Life to Live)
1972-09-14 - David Bell, Cincinnati Ohio, infielder (St Louis Cardinals)
1973-03-23 - Kathy Carboy, Cincinnati, Ohio, diver (Olympics-96)
1977-05-10 - Amanda Borden, Cincinnati Ohio, gymnast (World-silv-94, Oly-gold-96)
Famous Deaths
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1914-09-01 - Martha, last known passenger pigeon, dies at Cincinnati Zoo
2007-05-29 - Posteal Laskey, American convicted murderer widely believed to be the Cincinnati Strangler of natural causes (b. 1938)
