1. On August 13, 1861, Confederate General John Hunt Morgan and his troops captured Gallipolis, Ohio, in their first raid of the state during the Civil War. The town's courthouse served as the Confederates' headquarters for a short time before they moved on to their next target.

2. The Ohio State Fair, which began in 1850, traditionally takes place in August and has had its fair share of memorable moments on August 13th. In 1978, a freak storm hit the fairgrounds, causing extensive damage and injuring over 50 people. In 2002, the fair had to cancel all rides due to a power outage caused by high winds.

3. Dayton, Ohio, has a significant connection to August 13th in pop culture. On this day in 1985, the hit movie "Weird Science" was released, which prominently features a group of high school boys from Dayton who create their perfect woman using a computer (which, of course, goes awry).

4. Ohio has a rich history of aviation, and August 13, 1912, marked a significant milestone in this history. That day, aviator Harry Atwood completed a 14-hour, non-stop flight from Boston to Columbus, setting a new record for the longest continuous flight in America.

5. August 13, 1991, was a big day for Ohio baseball fans, as it marked the 10,000th win for the Cleveland Indians franchise. The Indians defeated the Oakland Athletics 5-4 in a game that went into extra innings, with Sandy Alomar hitting a walk-off home run in the bottom of the 13th. The win made the Indians just the fourth team in Major League Baseball history to reach the 10,000-win milestone.