1. In 1861, the Cincinnati Reds baseball team played their first-ever game. They defeated a team from the Union Cricket Club with a score of 45-9.

2. On March 29, 1977, the deadliest disaster in Ohio's history occurred when the Beverly Hills Supper Club in Southgate, Kentucky caught fire. A total of 165 people died in the incident, including 21 Ohioans.

3. In 1961, Ohio State University became the first institution to offer a degree in Environmental Science. The program was developed in response to growing concerns about pollution and the environment.

4. On March 29, 1993, the Ohio Supreme Court declared the state's school funding system unconstitutional. The ruling, known as "DeRolph v. State of Ohio," led to several attempts to reform the funding system in Ohio.

5. In 1852, Ohioan Levi Coffin, a Quaker abolitionist, helped more than 2,000 enslaved people escape to freedom through the Underground Railroad. Coffin's efforts were instrumental in the fight against slavery and his home in Cincinnati is now a National Historic Landmark.