1. Ohio became the 17th state in the United States on December 10, 1803. It was the first state to be carved out of the Northwest Territory.

2. Cleveland, Ohio, became the first city in the world to be lighted by electricity on December 10, 1879. Charles F. Brush, a Cleveland inventor, installed arc lamps on the city's Public Square that were powered by a generator he had invented.

3. On December 10, 1903, the Wright brothers made the world's first powered flight at Kitty Hawk, North Carolina. Although they were from Dayton, Ohio, the flight occurred in North Carolina because they needed the strong winds and sand dunes for takeoff and landing.

4. The Ohio State University football team won their first national championship on December 10, 1942, by defeating the University of Southern California in the Rose Bowl by a score of 17-7. The Buckeyes were led by head coach Paul Brown, who later became a legend coaching the Cleveland Browns.

5. On December 10, 2007, the Cleveland Cavaliers set an NBA record for the largest halftime deficit overcome to win a game. They were down by 24 points at halftime against the Milwaukee Bucks but went on to win the game 114-108. LeBron James led the comeback with 35 points, 7 rebounds, and 8 assists.