1. In 1952, the first presidential debate to be televised was held in Ohio. The candidates were Dwight D. Eisenhower and Adlai Stevenson.

2. On October 8, 1871, the deadliest forest fire in U.S. history broke out in Peshtigo, Wisconsin. It burned approximately 1.2 million acres of land in Ohio and Michigan, causing hundreds of deaths.

3. In 1970, the Ohio National Guard conducted a series of raids on the campus of Kent State University in response to student protests against the Vietnam War. Four students were killed and nine others were injured.

4. On October 8, 1986, the Ohio State Buckeyes defeated the Indiana Hoosiers 47-7 in a football game. This was the largest margin of victory in a Big Ten Conference game at the time.

5. In 1810, future U.S. President James A. Garfield was born in Orange Township, Ohio. He served as President from March to September 1881, when he was assassinated.