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November 2nd: National Ohio Day, National Deviled Egg Day, National Traffic Directors Day, and National Jersey Friday. Pic Tree, buckeyes, Great white trillium, Pawpaw

🇺🇸Ohio is bounded by the Ohio River, but nearly all of the river itself belongs to Kentucky and West Virginia. Ohio takes its name from the Ohio River, whose name in turn originated from the Seneca word ohiːyo', meaning "good river", "great river" or "large creek". Partitioned from the Northwest Territory, Ohio was the 17th state admitted to the Union on March 1, 1803, and the first under the Northwest Ordinance. Ohio's states symbols; Nickname(s): The Buckeye State; Birthplace of Aviation; The Heart of It All; (plus two others), Motto: With God, all things are possible (1959), State song(s): "Beautiful Ohio (1969)" and "Hang On Sloopy (1985)". Ohio has had three capital cities: Chillicothe, Zanesville, and today's capital and largest city Columbus. Ohio's highest elevation point is Campbell Hill at 1,549 ft (472 m). It lowest point is the Ohio River at the Indiana border at 455 ft (139 m). Living insignia; 🦎Amphibian: spotted salamander, 🐦Bird: Cardinal (1933), 🌺Flower: Red carnation (1904), Insect: 🐞Ladybug (1975), Mammal: 🦌White-tailed deer (1987), Reptile: 🐍Black racer snake (1995), Tree: 🌳Buckeye (1953). Inanimate insignia; Beverage: 🍅Tomato juice (1965), Fossil: Isotelus maximus, a trilobite (1985), Gemstone: Ohio flint (1965), Slogan: So Much to Discover, Other: Wild flower: 🌸Great white trillium (1986), Fruit: Pawpaw. Eight U.S. Presidents hailed from Ohio "at the time of their elections", giving rise to its other nickname(s) "Mother of Presidents". It is also termed "Modern Mother of Presidents." Seven Presidents were born in Ohio, making it second to Virginia's eight. Virginia-born William Henry Harrison lived most of his life in Ohio and is also buried there. Harrison conducted his political career while living on the family compound, founded by his father-in-law, John Cleves Symmes, in North Bend, Ohio. The seven presidents born in Ohio were Ulysses S. Grant, Rutherford B. Hayes, James A. Garfield, Benjamin Harrison (grandson of William Henry Harrison), William McKinley, William Howard Taft and Warren G. Harding. All seven were Republicans, Harrison was a Whig. The worst weather disaster in Ohio history occurred along the Great Miami River in 1913. Known as the Great Dayton Flood, the entire Miami River watershed flooded, including the downtown business district of Dayton. As a result, the Miami Conservancy District was created as the first major flood plain engineering project in Ohio and the United States. Grand Lake St. Marys in the west-central part of the state was constructed as a supply of water for canals in the canal-building era of 1820–1850. For many years this body of water, over 20 square miles (52 km2), was the largest artificial lake in the world. Ohio's canal-building projects were not the economic fiasco that similar efforts were in other states. As late as 1910 interior canals carried much of the bulk freight of the state. Summers are typically hot and humid throughout the state, while winters generally range from cool to cold. Precipitation in Ohio is moderate year-round. Severe weather is not uncommon in the state, although there are typically fewer tornado reports in Ohio than in states located in what is known as the Tornado Alley. The highest recorded temperature was 113 °F (45 °C), near Gallipolis on July 21, 1934. The lowest recorded temperature was -39 °F (-39 °C), at Milligan on February 10, 1899, during the Great Blizzard of 1899. The most substantial known earthquake in Ohio history was the Anna (Shelby County) earthquake, which occurred on March 9, 1937. It was centered in western Ohio, and had a magnitude of 5.4, and was of intensity VIII. The most recent earthquake in Ohio occurred on December 31, 2011, at 3:05pm EST. It had a magnitude of 4.0, and its epicenter was located approximately 4 kilometres northwest of Youngstown. Many different Native American tribes held the Ohio Valley starting around 13,000 B.C. Ohio country was also the site of Indian massacres, such as the Yellow Creek Massacre, Gnadenhutten and Pontiac's Rebellion school massacre. Most Native Peoples who remained in Ohio were slowly bought out and convinced to leave, or ordered to do so by law, in the early 19th century with the Indian Removal Act of 1830. During the 18th century, the French set up a system of trading posts to control the fur trade in the region. Beginning in 1754, France and Great Britain fought a war that was known in North America as the French and Indian War and in Europe as the Seven Years' War. As a result of the Treaty of Paris, the French ceded control of Ohio and the remainder of the Old Northwest to Great Britain. Pontiac's Rebellion in the 1760s, posed a challenge to British military control. This came to an end with the colonists' victory in the American Revolution. In the Treaty of Paris in 1783, Britain ceded all claims to Ohio country to the United States. On February 19, 1803, U.S. President Thomas Jefferson signed an act of Congress that approved Ohio's boundaries and constitution. However, Congress had never passed a resolution formally admitting Ohio as the 17th state. The current custom of Congress declaring an official date of statehood did not begin until 1812, with Louisiana's admission as the 18th state. Although no formal resolution of admission was required, when the oversight was discovered in 1953, Ohio congressman George H. Bender introduced a bill in Congress to admit Ohio to the Union retroactive to March 1, 1803, the date on which the Ohio General Assembly first convened. At a special session at the old state capital in Chillicothe, the Ohio state legislature approved a new petition for statehood that was delivered to Washington, D.C. on horseback. On August 7, 1953 (the year of Ohio's 150th anniversary), President Eisenhower signed a congressional joint resolution that officially declared March 1, 1803, the date of Ohio's admittance into the Union. In 1835, Ohio fought with Michigan in the Toledo War, a mostly bloodless boundary war over the Toledo Strip. Only one person was injured in the conflict. Congress intervened, making Michigan's admittance as a state conditional on ending the conflict. Ohio's central position and industry gave it an important place during the Civil War. The Ohio River was a vital artery for troop and supply movements, as were Ohio's railroads. Ohio contributed more soldiers per-capita than any other state in the Union. In 1862, the state's morale was badly shaken in the aftermath of the battle of Shiloh. Later that year, when Confederate troops under the leadership of Stonewall Jackson threatened Washington, D.C., Ohio governor David Tod recruit 5,000 volunteers to provide three months of service. From July 12 to July 23, 1863, Southern Ohio and Indiana were attacked in Morgan's Raid. While this raid was insignificant and small, it aroused fear among people in Ohio and Indiana. The Civil War Union's top three generals were Ulysses S. Grant, William Tecumseh Sherman, and Philip Sheridan, they were all from Ohio. Many major east-west transportation corridors go through Ohio. One of those pioneer routes, known in the early 20th century as "Main Market Route 3", was chosen in 1913 to become part of the historic Lincoln Highway which was the first road across America, connecting New York City to San Francisco. The arrival of the Lincoln Highway to Ohio was a major influence on the development of the state. Upon the advent of the federal numbered highway system in 1926, the Lincoln Highway through Ohio became U.S. Route 30. Ohio has 5 of the top 115 colleges in the nation, according to U.S. News and World Report's 2010 rankings, and was ranked No. 8 by the same magazine in 2008 for best high schools. There are 13 state universities, 24 state university branch and regional campuses, 46 private colleges and universities, 6 free-standing state-assisted medical schools, 15 community colleges, 8 technical colleges and 24 independent non-profit colleges. Ohio is home to some of the nation's highest-ranked public libraries. The 2008 study by Thomas J. Hennen Jr. ranked Ohio as number one in a state-by-state comparison. For 2008, 31 of Ohio's library systems were all ranked in the top ten for American cities of their population category. Ohio is home to major professional sports teams in baseball, basketball, football, hockey, lacrosse and soccer. The state's major professional sporting teams include: Cincinnati Reds (Major League Baseball), Ohio Machine (Major League Lacrosse), Cleveland Indians (Major League Baseball), Cincinnati Bengals (National Football League), Cleveland Browns (National Football League), Cleveland Cavaliers (National Basketball Association), Columbus Blue Jackets (National Hockey League), and the Columbus Crew (Major League Soccer). Ohio has five international airports, four commercial, and two military. Holmes County halfway between Columbus and Cleveland, is home to the world's largest population of Amish residents, along with famous attractions like Heini's Cheese, Skyview Ranch, the Amish Door and dozens of other historical Amish attractions. Ohio has several long-distance hiking trails, the most prominent is the Buckeye Trail which is a 1,444 mi (2,324 km) hiking trail that loops around the state of Ohio. Part of it is on roads and part is on wooded trails. Additionally, the North Country Trail (the longest of the eleven National Scenic Trails authorized by Congress) and the American Discovery Trail (a system of recreational trails and roads that collectively form a coast-to-coast route across the mid-tier of the United States) pass through Ohio. Much of these two trails coincide with the Buckeye Trail. Ohio to Erie Trail is a mostly paved, 325 mile trail from the Ohio River to Lake Erie. Cuyahoga Valley National Park is the only national park in Ohio and it is the 5th most frequently visited park in the National Park System. Ohio has many state parks, spread throughout the state. To the North, the Parks around Lake Erie have some of the best beaches and camping areas. Many have boat launches. Inland, most are in forest areas and offer outstanding amenities to campers, picnickers, boaters and horsemen. Wayne National Forest in the Southeast portion of the state, includes the scenic Hocking Hills region and Lake Logan State Park. Warren County, Ohio is the ultimate getaway for Ohio family fun. As the home of attractions such as Kings Island, Great Wolf Lodge, The Beach Waterpark and Ozone Zipline Adventures, Warren County is truly "Ohio's Largest Playground".

😈🍴🥚National Deviled Egg Day! Deviled eggs are also known as eggs mimosa, stuffed egg, salad eggs or dressed eggs. Deviled eggs are hard boiled eggs which have been shelled, cut in half and filled with the hard-boiled egg’s yolk mixed with other ingredients such as mayonnaise and mustard. Deviled eggs are quite versatile. They can turn a dozen simple hard boiled eggs and a couple other added ingredients such as colorful relishes, paprika, spicy peppers, pimentos savory herbs, or any thing your family mite like, into the centerpiece of a holiday meal. The first known print reference referring to the term “deviled” about food, appeared in 1786. It was in the 19th century that it came to be used when referring to spicy or zesty food, including eggs prepared with mustard, pepper or other ingredients stuffed in the yolk cavity.

📺📻National Broadcast Traffic Professional’s Day is also known as National Traffic Directors Day or National Traffic Professional’s Day. This day honors those behind the scenes in all radio and television traffic departments, who schedule and work with programs, announcements and more, on our nation’s broadcast stations. The first commercial broadcast in the United States took place on KDKA radio out of Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania on November 2, 1920.

⚾️🏈🏀⚽️🏒National Jersey Friday, gives everyone the opportunity to show off their favorite teams player jersey, wether it be to school, to work and at home. The National Football League Players Association founded National Jersey Friday to bring fans together on a single day and celebrate by wearing their favorite football player’s jersey.

What's Round on both ends and high in the middle? O-hi-o. I did not know all those presidents were from Ohio. About 30 years ago I might have tried one of those ziplines. One deviled egg is evil to my tummy.😷 Thank you Traffic Directors for all that you do to keep our TV and radio's broadcasting smoothly. I've had two jersey in my lifetime, one was for the Kentucky Wildcats, the other was for the St. Louis Cardinals. I loved those jersey's.

Sending hugs coming over on a zipline.🐶💕🍂💕🦃