The Murder of Theora Hix

Columbus Ohio, 1929 In some ways, 1929 was a very strange year. It marked the end of the “Roaring Twenties”, a period of economic prosperity that touched nearly every aspect of modern life. It was truly a time of change. New technologies, from radios to automobiles, would revolutionize the world in new and interesting ways. […]

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History, True Crime

Ohio vs Alcohol

If there was one thing I’ve learned about Ohio that has surprised me, it is its history regarding alcohol. What I seem to remember from my school years is that the 1920s was a rip roaring good time, until that prohibition happened, and everyone got upset. Prohibition backfired because it ultimately led to organized crime,

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History, People