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 Mar. 15-21, 1976.
More stories from the archives
• Remembering Steve Whalen, the Dayton police officer who died in the line of duty 35 years ago
• Meet Dayton’s Black trailblazers: Teachers, police officers, pilots, elected officials and more
• 42.1: Basketball legend Charlie Coles and the incredible scoring season of 1958-59
Did you know?
Here are a few great Dayton history facts we’ve learned from our stories:
• As Orville Wright was laid to rest, a formation of P-80 jet planes flew over the gravesite.
• Philip Zenni was the only Dayton-bound survivor of the sinking of the Titanic.
• During the Schuster Center’s 2003 opening, the legendary newsman Walter Cronkite served as the master of ceremonies for the star-studded “Evening of the Stars” performance.
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