1. William Henry Harrison drew a gigantic crowd. When he visited in September 1840, a crowd reported at 100,000 attended the rally.
2. Folks got creative for a John F. Kennedy visit. When he landed at Cox Municipal Airport in 1960, banners at the airport included, "Kennedy Is The Remedy" and "Girls, Girls for Jack. Wow!"
3. Ronald Reagan called to space from Dayton's Union Station. On a rail car tour that started in Dayton, Reagan made a call to the Challenger shuttle. "Houston, Houston, this is Dayton," the voice of the president blared over a speaker for the crowd to hear.
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