Dayton, OH: Home of the First Speeding Ticket
Dayton, Ohio is known for a lot of firsts but I bet you didn’t know we were the first to get a speeding ticket! Picture this - Dayton, Ohio and the year is 1904. You hear the sound of a car engine coming down West Third Street in downtown Dayton. It’s daredevil Harry Myers going 12 miles of the spe
Dayton Fun Fact - The Pull Tab was Invented Here!
Do you remember these? The old style soda and beer can pull tabs? You’d need to be drinking soda or beer prior to 1980 to remember them. Did you know the pull tab was invented right here in little ol’ Dayton OH? That’s correct, Ermal (Ernie) Fraze was on a picnic with family and friends and had f
Dayton, Home of the First Stepladder!
You didn’t know that, did you? The first stepladder in the world was made by the Daytonian John Balsey in 1865. John was a carpenter by trade and had a shop on East First Street in downtown Dayton - Hey, I’ve sold a few homes in that area during my career in real estate sales! He saw the need to h
Categories
Recent Posts
