4/6/1865: African American soldier, actor and Cincinnatian Powhatan Beaty is awarded the Medal of Honor for service in the Battle of Chaffin's Farm. He took command of his company after its 8 officers were killed or wounded and drove the Confederates from their defenses. #cincinnatihistory

4/2/1956: The mystery/crime soap opera, The Edge of Night, debuts on CBS. The Cincinnati skyline stood in for the fictional city of Monticello for most of the show’s run, probably because the program was produced by P&G. #cincinnatihistory

3/31/24: Documentary filmmaker Charles Guggenheim is born. His Oscar-winning work often focused on civil rights. Films include “Nine From Little Rock," “The Johnstown Flood," “Robert Kennedy Remembered," and “A Time for Justice." #cincinnatihistory

3/30/1858: Businessman, philanthropist and slave owner Charles McMicken, considered the father of UC, dies. He left the city a large sum of money to start "two Colleges for the education of white Boys and Girls.” Cincinnati ignored such restrictions and created a school for all. #cincinnatihistory

3/28/1884: Rioting erupts after murderer William Berner is sentenced to only 20 years. Citizens were fed up with corruption and bribery within the justice system. Over 50 people died, 300 were injured and the Hamilton County Courthouse was destroyed. #cincinnatihistory

3/27/1878: Baseball player and manager Miller Huggins is born. He played second base for the Reds before being traded to the St. Louis Cardinals. He eventually became the struggling New York Yankees' manager and under his leadership they won three World Series. #cincinnatihistory

3/24/1954: 24-year-old Donald “Buddy” LaRosa opens his first pizzeria, Papa Gino’s, on Boudinot Avenue. When his original partners left the business, he renamed it LaRosa’s. The restaurant has become a successful regional chain with over 60 locations. #cincinnatihistory

3/20/1849: Maria Longworth Nichols Storer, founder of Rookwood Pottery, is born. Rookwood's creativity and high quality set the bar for American art pottery. She became the first woman in the US to found a music festival when she helped begin the May Festival in 1873. #otd #cincinnatihistory

3/19/2009: The musical reality show, Taking the Stage, premieres. The show followed five SCPA students as they trained for their future careers in the arts through acting, dancing and singing. The series was created by SCPA alum, Nick Lachey, and ran for two seasons. #cincinnatihistory

3/13/1960: Reuben Robertson Jr., former U.S. Deputy Secretary of Defense, is struck and killed by a drunk driver in Cincinnati. He was the president of Champion Paper and a director of both P&G and Cincinnati Bell. #cincinnatihistory

3/10/1867: Humanitarian, nurse and author, Lillian Wald is born. She pioneered public health nursing. She also helped institute the NAACP, the National Child Labor Committee, and the National Women’s Trade Union League. #cincinnatihistory

3/7/1970: Choreographer, dancer, director and St. Xavier graduate, Andy Blankenbuehler is born. Out of his 5 Tony Award nominations for choreography he won 3 for In the Heights, Hamilton and Bandstand. Happy birthday! #cincinnatihistory

2/27/2000: Film composer and CCM alumnus, George Duning, dies. The five-time Academy Award nominee scored such films as Picnic, 3:10 to Yuma, and Bell, Book and Candle. He also composed music for television, including early Star Trek episodes. #otd #cincinnatihistory

2/26/1917: Politician Robert Alphonso Taft Jr. is born. As the grandson of President William Howard Taft and son of a respected senator, he came from a long line of statesmen. In 1971, following in his father’s footsteps, he was elected to U.S. Senate. #cincinnatihistory

2/16/2010: Ronald Howes, inventor of the Easy-Bake Oven, dies. He worked for Kenner and was inspired to create the toy oven after seeing street food vendors use heat lamps. As of today more than 23 million Easy-Bake Ovens have sold worldwide. #cincinnatihistory

2/15/1881: Due to the efforts of the Women’s Art Museum Association, a $150,000 donation from flour mill owner Charles West, and the public's matching donation, the Cincinnati Museum Association is incorporated. Their first decision was to build in Eden Park. #cincinnatihistory

2/9/1977: Actress Virginia Payne dies in Cincinnati. For 27 years she starred in the radio soap opera Ma Perkins. She was a founding member of the American Federation of Radio Artists (now SAG-AFTRA) and became its first female national president in 1959. #cincinnatihistory

2/6/1917: Arnold Spielberg is born. He was an electrical engineer and computer pioneer, whose work helped make the personal computer possible. He was a source of inspiration to his director son, Steven, and is portrayed in his film The Fabelmans. #cincinnatihistory

2/4/1935: Actress Collin Wilcox is born in Cincinnati. Her prolific career spanned six decades, but she is best remembered for her unflinching portrayal of Mayella Ewell in To Kill A Mocking Bird. #cincinnatihistory

2/2/1815: Nathaniel McLean, Union Civil War general and son of Supreme Court Justice John McLean, is born. He led the Ohio Brigade at the Battle of Chancellorsville and during the Atlanta Campaign and is lauded for his defense of Chinn Ridge during the second Battle of Bull Run. #cincinnatihistory

1/26/1965: A patent for Play-Doh is issued to Rainbow Crafts. Created in the 1930s by Cincy's Noah McVicker to remove soot from wallpaper, it was later rebranded by Noah's nephew, Joe, when he saw schools using it as modeling clay. #cincinnatihistory

1/25/1978: The Great Blizzard of 1978 strikes the Ohio Valley. The city saw around 7" of snow but previous snowfall and hurricane level wind gusts caused snow drifts up to 25 ft. Interstate systems were shutdown and the National Guard was called in. Let's see how today compares. #cincinnatihistory

1/22/1989: Super Bowl XXIII marks the Cincinnati Bengals' second Super Bowl appearance, where they again faced off against their 1982 rival, the San Francisco 49ers. Although it was a very tight game, the 49ers eventually beat the Bengals 20-16. #cincinnatihistory

1/19/1976: Ohio becomes one of the first states to officially observe Martin Luther King Jr. Day. Although the first official federal observance didn’t occur until 1986, some states chose to recognize it earlier. #cincinnatihistory

1/18/1950: Charles Edward Pogue, the screenwriter of such films as Dragonheart and 1986’s The Fly, is born. #cincinnatihistory

1/16/1783: Nicholas Longworth, winemaker and property speculator, is born. He had a virtual monopoly on the city's wine market and gave heavily to the arts. His villa is now the Taft Museum , he donated land for the Cincinnati Observatory and his former vineyard is now Eden Park. #cincinnatihistory

1/13/1934: Journalist, anchorman and TV host Nick Clooney is born. He's worked for numerous local and national stations and hosted his own talk show for many years. He and son, George (you may have heard of him), made a film to raise awareness about the Darfur crisis. #cincinnatihistory

1/12/1874: Martha Kinney Cooper is born. In 1929 during her husband's term as governor, she established the Ohioana Library Association to promote Ohio authors. Today the library holds more than 80,000 books. #cincinnatihistory

1/9/1870: Joseph Strauss, chief designer of the Golden Gate Bridge, is born. While attending UC, he was hospitalized for an injury and spent hours looking out his window at the Roebling Bridge, which inspired his interest in bridge building. #cincinnatihistory

1/5/1930: Photographer, writer and gay rights activist, Kay Lahusen is born. She was the first openly lesbian American photojournalist. She helped found the Gay Activists Alliance and to remove homosexuality from being listed as a mental illness. #cincinnatihistory