/tags/history history en-US Copyright Wed, 09 Jun 2021 15:34:31 GMT /ohio-news/2021-06-09/stone-tools-discovery-in-ohio-could-be-the-largest-ice-age-cache-found-in-north-america Researchers say the 165 stone tools found in Mount Vernon, Ohio could date to around 13,000 years. Wed, 09 Jun 2021 15:34:31 GMT /ohio-news/2021-06-09/stone-tools-discovery-in-ohio-could-be-the-largest-ice-age-cache-found-in-north-america Jeff St. Clair /history/2021-06-08/university-of-dayton-examines-the-legacies-of-the-vietnam-war While the Vietnam War ended 50 years ago, the legacies of that conflict have left a lasting scar. That's the findings of a new report from the University… Tue, 08 Jun 2021 08:00:00 GMT /history/2021-06-08/university-of-dayton-examines-the-legacies-of-the-vietnam-war Michael Monks /history/2021-05-06/i-fit-in-right-here-a-history-buff-leads-walking-tours-of-black-indianapolis Amid the pandemic and Black Lives Matter protests, Sampson Levingston decided to bring people together by offering tours of African American neighborhoods. He's turned it into a thriving business. Thu, 06 May 2021 16:04:00 GMT /history/2021-05-06/i-fit-in-right-here-a-history-buff-leads-walking-tours-of-black-indianapolis Neda Ulaby /history/2021-05-06/book-explores-cincinnatis-germans-before-world-war-i Cincinnati's German heritage is evident in its historic architecture, churches and family names, and even in its present-day celebratory events.German… Thu, 06 May 2021 08:00:00 GMT /history/2021-05-06/book-explores-cincinnatis-germans-before-world-war-i Michael Monks /local-news/2021-02-08/its-visceral-program-makes-diversity-and-inclusion-training-more-immersive The Black American Tree Project (BATP) is the brainchild of Danyetta Najoli and Freda Epum, and now it's getting a cash infusion allowing the program to… Mon, 08 Feb 2021 16:05:00 GMT /local-news/2021-02-08/its-visceral-program-makes-diversity-and-inclusion-training-more-immersive Tana Weingartner /local-news/2021-01-11/the-local-codebreaker-who-brought-down-nazis-and-gangsters Elizebeth Smith Friedman was born to a Quaker family in rural Indiana, but a meeting with an eccentric millionaire who believed that William Shakespeare… Mon, 11 Jan 2021 09:00:00 GMT /local-news/2021-01-11/the-local-codebreaker-who-brought-down-nazis-and-gangsters Michael Monks /local-news/2020-10-21/talking-terrace-cincinnatis-once-famed-hotel-now-among-most-endangered Downtown Cincinnati's Terrace Plaza Hotel was once among the city's centers of high society, with its striking mid-century design and fancy dining and… Wed, 21 Oct 2020 08:00:00 GMT /local-news/2020-10-21/talking-terrace-cincinnatis-once-famed-hotel-now-among-most-endangered Michael Monks /history/2020-08-06/uc-researchers-find-toxic-levels-of-pollution-in-ancient-mayan-reservoirs It may have been toxic levels of pollution in two central reservoirs that prompted ancient Mayans to flee the city of Tikal. That’s according to new… Thu, 06 Aug 2020 08:00:00 GMT /history/2020-08-06/uc-researchers-find-toxic-levels-of-pollution-in-ancient-mayan-reservoirs Michael Monks /history/2020-08-04/northern-kentuckys-unique-complicated-role-in-the-civil-war To American slaves, Cincinnati meant freedom.Through the Civil War, Kentucky was a slave-holding state, but during the conflict, remained within the… Tue, 04 Aug 2020 08:00:00 GMT /history/2020-08-04/northern-kentuckys-unique-complicated-role-in-the-civil-war Michael Monks /local-news/2020-05-22/pandemic-stories-aims-to-document-greater-cincinnati-during-the-covid-19-crisis People familiar with the hugely popular public radio StoryCorps project understand the importance of preserving and sharing humanity's stories. The… Fri, 22 May 2020 10:00:00 GMT /local-news/2020-05-22/pandemic-stories-aims-to-document-greater-cincinnati-during-the-covid-19-crisis Tana Weingartner