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    • Can't Go a Day Without Dayton - Videos

    Dayton History has compiled amazing stories of how Dayton changed the world!  Sit back, relax, and watch these videos while you plan a future trip to Carillon Historical Park and the other Dayton History sites!

    Aviation

    Can you imagine the world without airplanes?  Carillon Historical Park houses the 1905 Wright Flyer III: the only airplane designated a National Historic Landmark. Gifted to Carillon Park by Orville Wright himself, it is the world's first practical airplane.

    Cheez-It

    Can you imagine a world without Cheez-It crackers? It would be considerably less tasty.  In 1921, Dayton's Green & Green company patented the Baked Rarebit cracker. Today, we recognize this cracker as the Cheez-It!  So, everyone time you open a bag, remember Dayton!

    Electric Starter

    Can you imagine a world where you had to hand crank your car?  Inside Deeds Barn—now housed at Carillon Park—Daytonian Charles Kettering and his Barn Gang invented the electric starting system for the automobile. It opened up the freedom and convenience of driving to almost anyone!

    Freon

    Can you imagine a world without air conditioning or refrigeration? Charles Kettering and Thomas Midgley invented freon in Dayton. Freon made it so we no longer need to use ice blocks for refrigeration or worry our home will fill with ammonia every time we use our AC. 

    LCD

    Can you imagine a world without LCDs?  The next time you get lost in your mobile device, remember the liquid crystal display you so cherish was perfected by Dayton's John Janning at NCR!

    Pop Top

    Can you imagine a world without pop top cans? You'd be searching for a church key every time you wanted to enjoy your favorite canned beverage.  Invented by Daytonian Ermal Fraze, pop tops are employed around the world 275 billion times a year!

    Receipt

    Can you imagine a world without receipts?  No matter what you're shopping for, most of us don't think twice about getting a receipt. Thanks to Daytonian John H. Patterson of NCR, his now centuries-old concept of getting a receipt continues to protect merchants and customers around the world!

    Ritty Dial

    Can you imagine a world without cash registers?  The first practical cash register was invented by Daytonian James Ritty. Known as the Ritty Dial, it sparked a business revolution that made Dayton the world's largest supplier of business machines for the next half-century!

    Plan Your Future Visit

    In the coming weeks and months, we hope you will take some time to plan your future visit to Dayton, The Birthplace of Aviation and So Much More!
    Dayton Convention & Visitors Bureau
    1 Chamber Plaza, Suite A
    Dayton, Ohio 45402-2400
    1-800-221-8235 (toll free) | 937-226-8211
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