On the evening of July 4th, 1776, Philadelphia printer and engraver John Dunlap, official printer to the Continental Congress, was given an order to print broadside copies of the Declaration of Independence. It is believed that Dunlap likely printed at least 200 copies that night and perhaps more.
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Portal to the World: Cincinnati Celebrates Its New Railroad Terminal
On March 31, 1933, a turn of a ceremonial gold key unlocked the doors of Cincinnati’s brand new Union Terminal. The newspaper declared that a portal to the world had swung open.
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What Could Have Been: Terminal Towers
Union Terminal now houses three museums and an OMNIMAX Theater, but it could have been utilized in a completely different way!
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Isotelus: Ohio State’s Fossil
Meet your state representative. I am not referring to your state senator or your district representative. This is a representative of Ohio’s rich and significant paleontological past.
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