Greg Lynch

1 week ago | daytondailynews.com | Greg Lynch

There are various accounts of how many people died, but the most common number, according to various ledgers of the time, is that 225 people died from the 1849 cholera outbreak in Dayton. The Great Flood took 123 lives. In comparison, cholera had taken 33 lives when its first wave came through Dayton in 1833. Almost escaped itAt the time, there were no modern methods of treating or preventing the disease and the fear was high among the public.

1 week ago | daytondailynews.com | Greg Lynch

Dayton is probably best known for the Wright brothers. The invention of the powered airplane changed the world and brought attention to their hometown of Dayton in many ways. The city is filled with landmarks and other references to the Wright brothers’ accomplishments. Numerous places in Dayton are critical to the history of flight and wonderful places to commemorate our aviation legacy. Here are five of them.

2 weeks ago | daytondailynews.com | Greg Lynch |Jamie Dupree

RELATED: Federal retirement benefits could change under proposed bill: We explain the differencesA revised House plan, however, stripped out a GOP requirement for higher contributions by federal employees to their retirement. Also removed was a plan to calculate retirement benefits by using the highest five years of a federal worker’s salary. That will remain at the highest three years of pay. Turner voted in support of the amended GOP budget bill, which passed 215-214 with opposition from Rep.

3 weeks ago | daytondailynews.com | Greg Lynch

We went into the archives to dig up more details of that long tradition. Early daysKil-Kare Raceway started in 1951 with a 1/5-mile dirt track built by the Marshall brothers, Whitey, Del and Windy, from Alpha. The track is located at 1166 Dayton-Xenia Road, about three miles from downtown Xenia. The original track was made of dirt. Dust from the very first race in 1951 was so bad that the brothers were convinced to shut down for the year and pave the track.

3 weeks ago | daytondailynews.com | Greg Lynch

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