1. The first college fraternity was founded in Ohio on January 15, 1832. The Kappa Alpha Society was founded at Union College in Schenectady, New York, and quickly spread to the Ohio Wesleyan University in Delaware, Ohio.

2. On January 15, 1929, Martin Luther King Jr. was born in Atlanta, Georgia. Although not an Ohioan, King's work for civil rights and equality had a significant impact on the state and the nation as a whole.

3. The first automobile license plates were issued in Ohio on January 15, 1908. The state required drivers to register their vehicles and display the plates on the front and back of their cars.

4. On January 15, 1978, the Cleveland Cavaliers played their first NBA game at the Coliseum in Richfield, Ohio. Although the team lost to the New Orleans Jazz, the game marked the beginning of a long history of professional basketball in Cleveland.

5. Ohio native Thomas Edison was granted his first patent on January 15, 1868, for an electrical vote recorder. Edison went on to become one of the most prolific inventors in history, with over 1,000 patents to his name.