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Location
The Resume
(1788- )
Part of the Miami Purchase of 1788
Benjamin Stites started first settlement
Originally named Losantiville - changed to Cincinnati (1802)
Incorporated as a city (1819)
Sports teams are Cincinnati Reds and Cincinnati Bengals
Why Cincinnati, Ohio might be annoying
Cincinnati is hard to spell.
There was a stampede at a Who concert that killed 22 people (1980).
Jerry Springer was Mayor (1978-1983).
Mark Twain once said: 'When the world comes to an end, I'll be in Cincinnati. Everything happens 15 years later there.'
Cincinnati's original name was Losantiville meaning 'town opposite the mouth of the Licking River.'
In the 1920's the city began construction of a subway system that went broke from the Depression, and thus was never used.
Voters passed Article XII allowing employees to discriminate against gays and prohibiting the city from enacting any gay rights (1993).
Why Cincinnati, Ohio might not be annoying
It is the birthplace of baseball's first professional team, Cincinnati Reds (1869).
It is the home of Paramount's Kings' Island Amusement Park (one of the best in the nation).
It was the setting for WKRP In Cincinnati.
Its nickname is 'Queen City of the West.'
It was written about by Henry Wadsworth Longfellow in 'Catawbe Wine.'
Article XII. prohibiting gay rights, was repealed (2004).
Credit: Blossman
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In 2019, Out of 685 Votes: 45.69% Annoying
In 2018, Out of 694 Votes: 48.41% Annoying
In 2017, Out of 272 Votes: 52.94% Annoying
In 2016, Out of 1 Votes: 0% Annoying
In 2015, Out of 8 Votes: 62.50% Annoying
In 2014, Out of 23 Votes: 52.17% Annoying
In 2013, Out of 37 Votes: 45.95% Annoying
In 2012, Out of 18 Votes: 50.0% Annoying
In 2011, Out of 21 Votes: 61.90% Annoying
In 2010, Out of 68 Votes: 61.76% Annoying
In 2009, Out of 203 Votes: 62.56% Annoying
In 2008, Out of 44 Votes: 61.36% Annoying
In 2007, Out of 121 Votes: 66.12% Annoying
In 2006, Out of 130 Votes: 61.54% Annoying
In 2005, Out of 243 Votes: 59.26% Annoying
In 2004, Out of 452 Votes: 55.31% Annoying
In 2003, Out of 670 Votes: 61.19% Annoying
In 2002, Out of 1628 Votes: 43.49% Annoying
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