In honor of this historic milestone, the DDN is taking a look back 50 years in a weekly series highlighting what was happening in Dayton around the 200th anniversary, back in 1976.
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For this edition of Vintage Dayton, we look back at the week of Jan. 18-24, 1976.
More stories from the archives
• The famous 1986 Miamisburg train derailment: What happened with the phosphorus and 5-day fire
• Notre Dame Academy: a leap in female education
• When 1,000 of Dayton’s best partied to open downtown’s biggest hotel in 1929
Did you know?
Here are a few great Dayton history facts we’ve learned from our stories:
• The Wright Flyer III is historically significant because it was the first “practical” airplane capable of banking, turning circles, and flying figure-eights.
• Teflon, invented by New Carlisle native Roy Plunkett, was originally a military secret used in the development of the atomic bomb.
• A 15-year-old Annie Oakley defeated professional marksman Frank Butler in a shooting contest that eventually led to their marriage.
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