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In 1892, Osborn Engineering Co., Cleveland’s oldest engineering firm, was founded by Frank C. Osborn.

In 1870, the Cleveland, Tuscarawas Valley & Wheeling Railroad was organized as the Lake Shore & Tuscarawas Valley Railroad, primarily to ship coal.

In 1931, the Schmeling-Stribling fight, the first heavyweight championship match waged in Cleveland, and the first sporting event to take place in the newly completed Cleveland Municipal Stadium, occurred.

In 1894, the Soldiers’ and Sailors’ Monument, Cleveland’s major Civil War memorial designed by Levi T. Scotfield, was situated on Cleveland’s Public Square.

In 1947, the Lawrence “Larry” E, Doby joined the Cleveland Indians 11 weeks after Jackie Robinson integrated the Brooklyn Dodgers. He was the second African American player in Major League Baseball.

In 1916, Icabod Flewellen, who is best known for his extensive collection of African American historical artifacts and memorabilia, was born.

In 1926, Nolan D.Bell, a veteran of the Karamu Theater and a nonprofessional comedian, was born.

In 1935, The Baseball All-Star Game was held at the Cleveland Municipal Stadium.

In 1882, Charles Ruthenberg, a prominent Cleveland Socialist and later, Communist, was born.

In 1924, the Republican National Convention of 1924 opened with 1,109 delegates.

In 1867, Benjamin S. Hubbell, a prominent architect in developing the University Circle and the West Side Market, was born.

In 1937, Bruce W. Klunder, a martyr in the campaign to desegregate Cleveland public schools, was born.

In 1849, the National Meeting of the Free Soil party was held in Cleveland.

In 1963, the Freedom March, sponsored by the United Freedom Movement, occurred.

In 1861, sculptor Herman Matzen, whose work still adorns many of Cleveland's public spaces, is born.

In 1884, Sherwin Williams Paint, which had started operations on Superior Avenue in 1870, officially incorporates.

In 1899, amid the Electric Streetcar Strike, cars and trucks are blown up throughout Cleveland as protests escalate.

In 1890, architect Philip Small, designer of Shaker Square, Cleveland Playhouse, and John Carroll University, is born.

In 1913, St. Theodosius Russian Orthodox Cathedral, noted for its destinctive art and architecture, is dedicated.

In 1903, Horatio Jackson, driving a Cleveland-made Winton, arrives in Cleveland before completing the first cross-country automobile trip.

In 1946, protests against policies of racial discrimination at Euclid Beach Park begin, resulting in anti-discrimination legislation.

In 1796, Moses Cleaveland arrives at the future site of Cleveland, and notes it is the perfect location for the Western Reserve's capitol.

In 1968, for the first time in the United States, an all-black police force is employed to ease racial tensions following riots in Glenville.

In 1966, The Supremes perform two sets at Leo's, "the most fully integrated club in America", before police cancel their final performance.

In 1854, opera arrives in Cleveland with performances of Donizetti's "Lucia di Lammermoor" at the Athenaeum Theater.

In 1884, Cleveland's first electric streetcar makes its debut, quickly becoming the most popular form of transportation in the city.

In 1965, Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. arrives in Cleveland to give speeches and initiate voter registration programs throughout the city.

In 1896, during Cleveland's Centennial Celebration, Jane Elliot Snow and other suffragettes demonstrate during the city's "Woman's Day".

In 1909, Chester Himes, a pioneering detective novelist who drew heavily from his experiences as a black man in Cleveland, is born.

In 1954, Dr. Sam Sheppard is arrested for murder. His eventual acquittal sets a precedent for media interference in fair trials.

In 1932, the Cleveland Indians play their first game in the Cleveland Municipal Stadium, which would be their home for over 60 years.