Ohio Renaissance Festival Celebrates 30th Year
The Ohio Renaissance Festival is celebrating its 30th anniversary in 2019. The festival allows guests to go back in time to the 16th century and enjoy eating enormous turkey legs,…
100th Anniversary of 19th Amendment
On June 4, 1919 congress passed the 19th Amendment which was ratified on Aug. 18, 1920. The 19th Amendment granted American women the right to vote. American women were denied…
What is Juneteenth? A History
This past Wednesday was Juneteenth, the most popular celebration of emancipation from slavery in the U.S. The holiday stems from the events of June 19, 1865, when Maj. Gen. Gordon…
Columbus Blue Jackets Make History
For the first time in franchise history, the Columbus Blue Jackets will advance to Round 2 of the Stanley Cup Finals. The Blue Jackets were able to sweep the…
Hog Bottom: A Cautionary Dayton Tale
Last week, history and African American studies professor Faheem Curtis-Khidr presented a piece of local history, the neighborhood of Hog Bottom, to the Sinclair community. The story of…
Gem City History: David A. Sinclair
In the Dayton bubble, some see Sinclair Community College as nothing more than a place just to go and get a cheap education. Yet, if you ask any…