1. In 1955, the Cleveland Browns won their first ever NFL championship on March 5 by defeating the Los Angeles Rams in the championship game.

2. The Ohio Penitentiary fire occurred on March 5, 1930, resulting in the deaths of over 300 inmates and devastating the prison.

3. On March 5, 2001, Ohio became the first state in the United States to implement a statewide Amber Alert system, aimed at quickly alerting the public to abducted children.

4. Filmmaker and Ohio native John Hughes was born on March 5, 1950. He is known for directing popular 80s and 90s teen films such as "The Breakfast Club" and "Ferris Bueller's Day Off."

5. Ohio Governor William Dennison signed the state's first law prohibiting racial discrimination in housing on March 5, 1869. The law was one of the first of its kind in the nation.