1. Ohio became a state on March 1, 1803, but it wasn't until March 14th of that year that the first Ohio state legislature convened in Chillicothe.

2. On March 14, 1950, the Akron Zips men's basketball team won their first National Invitation Tournament championship, defeating Bradley 64-59 at Madison Square Garden in New York City.

3. Ohio native William Starling Sullivant, a renowned botanist and bryologist, died on March 14, 1873. Sullivant is best known for his work on mosses and liverworts, and several species bear his name.

4. March 14, 1900, saw the opening of the Terminal Tower in Cleveland. At the time, it was the tallest building in North America outside of New York City.

5. On March 14, 1968, the Kent State shootings occurred on the Kent State University campus in Kent, Ohio. Ohio National Guardsmen fired on unarmed students protesting the Vietnam War, killing four and injuring nine others. The event remains a dark chapter in Ohio and American history.