History

A new history exhibit attempts to shed light on the complicated story for tribal communities following a battle that took place here over two centuries ago.

A group connected with Antioch College is identifying Black Civil War Veterans who settled in Yellow Springs.

The Fédération Aéronautique Internationale Conference flies into Dayton, bringing guests from 60 countries to the Birthplace of Aviation.

A new exhibit at the Cincinnati Museum Center uses the museum’s world-class fossil collection to transport visitors four hundred and fifty million-years back in time. It’s called “Ancient Worlds Hiding in Plain Sight.” The exhibit also features the work of Hamilton artist James Herrmann. His bronze sculptures allow visitors to see, and touch, the past. Renee Wilde spoke with Herrmann at his studio.

Aug. 28 marks the anniversary of Rev. Martin Luther King Jr.'s “I Have a Dream” speech, delivered on the steps of the Lincoln Memorial.

Organizations are inviting tribal communities forced out of the state back to Ohio to educate residents on an oft-overlooked part of the region's history.

The city's first Black-owned recording studio preserved acts big and small from the 1950s until 2006, turning out hundreds of records which are now collectors' items.

One of only two known planes used by the Tuskegee Airmen in World War II arrives at Air Force Museum

An Ohio State University professor is combining old and new technologies to breathe life back into long lost neighborhoods.

On August 23, 2022, the Defense POW/MIA Accounting Agency (DPAA) identified the remains of First Lieutenant Howard L. Dickson, of Dayton, missing from World War II.

The Boonshoft Museum of Discovery has a collection of 200-year-old preserved plants that offer insights into the ecology of Dayton and Ohio during the 1800s.

A sculpture of the 1905 Wright Flyer III has found a new home at the Wright Dunbar Historic District, after many years in downtown Dayton and then two years in storage.