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1. In 1792, the Muskingum Academy, the first institution of higher education west of the Allegheny Mountains, was founded in Ohio by the Ohio Company of Associates.
2. In 1906, Ohio became the first state to institute a statewide workmen's compensation program.
3. In 1922, Annie Oakley, an American sharpshooter and exhibition shooter, died in Ohio at the age of 66.
4. In 1964, the Beatles performed in Cleveland, Ohio, as part of their first world tour.
5. In 1970, the Ohio National Guard opened fire on anti-war protesters at Kent State University, killing four students and injuring nine others. The incident became known as the Kent State shootings and is considered a turning point in the anti-Vietnam War movement.
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