Dayton: Quick Facts

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ELECTION RESULTS: Local vote counts in your area • Nov. 3, 2026, 7:30 PM ET (Dayton Daily News)

Jerry Seinfeld coming to Dayton in 2027 • Nov. 3, 2026, 3:11 PM ET (Dayton Daily News)

Turner, Knickerbocker race attracting millions in political spending: Elections 2026 • Nov. 1, 2026, 8:03 AM ET (Dayton Daily News)

Mladic's death, Bosnia and Serbia's unfinished reckoning • Oct. 29, 2026, 8:09 PM ET (Deutsche Welle)

Dayton defense contractor Mile 2 names new ‘C’-level executives • Oct. 26, 2026, 3:25 PM ET (Dayton Daily News)

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University of Dayton

Orville Wright and Wilbur Wright

The “Sacred Cow,” National Museum of the United States Air Force, Dayton, Ohio

Dayton Art Institute

Dayton, Tennessee: Rhea County Courthouse

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