1. On February 19, 1803, the first session of the Ohio General Assembly was held in Chillicothe, Ohio. This was the first time that Ohio's state legislature convened, after Ohio was admitted as a state on March 1, 1803.

2. On February 19, 1901, the Ohio State University's College of Agriculture was established. The College of Agriculture is now known as the College of Food, Agricultural, and Environmental Sciences and remains one of the top agricultural colleges in the country.

3. February 19, 1930, marked the first flight by a woman across the United States. Ruth Elder, an Ohio native, flew from California to New York in a single-engine monoplane named "American Girl."

4. On February 19, 1953, Donald Rumsfeld, future U.S. Secretary of Defense, was elected to the U.S. House of Representatives for Ohio's 13th congressional district. He served in the House until 1957 before starting a long and distinguished career in government and business.

5. Cleveland, Ohio, made history on February 19, 1971, by becoming the first major city to default on its loans since the Great Depression. The default was due to a combination of economic factors and political mismanagement, and it took years for the city to recover.