1) On January 3, 1959, the Ohio State Buckeyes football team won their first national championship at the Rose Bowl in Pasadena, California. The Buckeyes defeated the Oregon Ducks 10-7, with their coach Woody Hayes leading them to victory.

2) The Wright Brothers, who famously invented and piloted the world's first successful airplane, were born in Dayton, Ohio on January 3, 1867 (Orville) and 1871 (Wilbur).

3) On January 3, 1911, the Ohio State Reformatory opened in Mansfield, Ohio. The prison gained fame for its imposing Gothic architecture and was the site of many Hollywood films, including "The Shawshank Redemption," until its closure in 1990.

4) The Cincinnati Reds baseball team played their first ever game on January 3, 1869, against the Great Westerns Base Ball Club in Cincinnati. The Reds lost the game, 43-35.

5) In 1795, the Treaty of Greenville was signed on January 3, which ended Native American resistance in Ohio and much of the Northwest Territory. The treaty ceded vast amounts of land to the United States government and opened up valuable resources for settlement and exploration.