Nickname: The Buckeye State Date Ratified: March 1, 1803 (17th) Capital: Columbus [caption id="attachment_1958" align="aligncenter" width="210" caption="Map of Ohio"] [/caption]

• Although Thomas Jefferson signed a Congressional resolution approving Ohio's boundaries and constitution, Congress never passed a resolution formally admitting the state into the Union. The oversight was not recognized until 1953, whereby Congress held a special session to pass the resolution, post-dated to 1803. President Eisenhower ceremoniously signed the resolution in the year of Ohio's 150th anniversary.
• Eight presidents have hailed from Ohio at the time of their election, with seven of them being born there. This fact has earned Ohio the unofficial nickname "Mother of Presidents."
• The Cincinnati Red Stockings, founded in 1869, was the first truly professional baseball team.
• Alcoholics Anonymous was founded in Akron in 1935.
• Toledo is considered the "Glass Capital of the World," while Akron is considered the "Rubber Capital of the World." I know that I've read that there are other capitals of industry in Ohio, but I can't remember them. If you can think of any, PLEASE mention them in the comments. Thanks!
• Oberlin College, founded in 1833, was the nation's first interracial and coeducational college.
• Jesse Owens, who won four gold medals at the 1936 Berlin Summer Olympics, grew up in Cleveland.
• The Rock and Roll Hall of Fame is located in Cleveland, while the Pro Football Hall of Fame is located in Canton.
• The state flag of Ohio was adopted in 1902. It is the only non-rectangular state flag in the United States, the proper term for this flag type being burgee.

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