Dayton History 101
In 1903, this pair made the world’s first powered flight.
The Wright Brothers
This minor league baseball team has sold out home games for years at Fifth Third Field.
The Dayton Dragons
This historic district is known for nightlife, restaurants, and 19th-century architecture.
The Oregon District
This Dayton candy company is best known for its boxed chocolates.
Esther Price
This 1913 natural disaster destroyed much of downtown Dayton.
The Great Dayton Flood
This university’s Flyers are known for their basketball program.
The University of Dayton
This Dayton museum holds one of the world’s largest collections of military aircraft.
The National Museum of the U.S. Air Force
This brand of potato chips has been a Dayton snack staple since 1910.
Mikesells
This 1995 peace accords ending the Bosnian War were signed at Wright-Patterson AFB.
The Dayton Accords
This annual basketball event at UD Arena opens March Madness.
The NCAA First Four
This Dayton performing arts venue is home to the Philharmonic, Opera, and Ballet.
The Schuster Center
This square cheesy snack was invented in Dayton in 1921.
Cheez-its
This Dayton company developed the first mechanical cash register in 1879.
NCR (National Cash Register)
This pitcher, who played for the Dayton Dragons in 2007–2008, later became a closer for the Reds.
Aroldis Chapman
This bell tower landmark holds 57 bells and overlooks the Great Miami River.
Carillon Park’s Deeds Carillon
This iconic bicycle shop helped launch the invention of powered flight.
The Wright Cycle Company
This 20th-century Dayton inventor held more patents than almost anyone else in America.
Charles Kettering
This minor league hockey team played in Dayton from 1991 to 2009 before folding, and was part of the ECHL.
The Dayton Bombers
This Dayton site preserves the Wright brothers’ bicycle shop.
Dayton Aviation Heritage National Historical Park
This Dayton company developed the starter motor, revolutionizing the automobile industry.
Delco (Dayton Engineering Laboratories Company)