John Hunt Morgan

July 8, 1863 – John Hunt Morgan crosses the Ohio River into Southern Indiana with about 2,000 mounted soldiers and within five days they are headed into Ohio through the small town of Harrison. Folks are hiding behind those boarded up windows.
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Satchel Paige

July 7, 1906 – Satchel Paige is born in Mobile, Ala. He learns the craft of pitching at a boys school, would be the star of the American Negro League, and on his birthday at the age of 42, he is hired by the Cleveland Indians. “Fastest and best pitcher I ever faced,” said Joe DiMaggio.
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Schnormeier Gardens

July 6 - Privately owned Schnormeier Gardens in Gambier in central Ohio each year offers to the public a one-day chance to tour 75 acres of wonder: a Japanese teahouse, Australian black swans, a Chinese pavilion, Japanese zigzag bridge, waterfall,10 lakes and sculptures. More info at schnormeiergardens.org.
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Hanky Panky

July 4, 1966 – Dayton native Thomas Gregory Jackson, who is now playing as Tommy James and the Shondells, is delighted to find that his song "Hanky Panky" entered the Billboard Charts at No. 1, higher than the Beatles Paperback Writer at No. 2. Hits to follow will include I Think We’re Alone Now, Mirage, Mony Mony, Crimson and Clover, Sweet Cherry Wine and Crystal Blue Persuasion: "It's a new vibration..."
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The Loudonville Car Show

July 3 - The Loudonville Car Show offers over 500 classic cars on display in event billed by Cruisin’ Times magazine as a Top Ten car show in America. (877) 2MO-HICA
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Warren G. Harding

TRIPLE PLAY July 2, 1921 – President Warren G. Harding of Marion interrupts his golf game long enough to sign a resolution ending World War I. July 2, 1993 – Mark Chuifo of Ravenna catches a 37.10-pound, 41.25-inch striped bass for a state record at West Branch Reservoir. In 1999 Tim Veit of Galena fishes Hoover Reservoir north of Columbus when he lands a titanic 46.01 pound 42-inch long Buffalo sucker for a state record.
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July 1, 1983 – Ira Sizemore of Cincinnati catches a 4-pound 21-inch white bass from a Southwest Ohio gravel pit. It’s a whopper and a state record.
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