War Information
10 sectionsWars History in Cleveland
Founded on Occupied Land
Cleveland was founded in 1796 by General Moses Cleaveland on occupied Ottawa tribal land. The Treaty of Greeneville (1795) had ceded control of the area to the US.
Little Steel Strike 1937
On May 30, 1937, Cleveland police and the Ohio National Guard fired on striking workers at Republic Steel in Cleveland. Ten workers were killed and dozens wounded. This was part of the national Little Steel Strike.
Racial Riots 1966 and 1968
In July 1966, protests in the Hough neighborhood turned violent. Four people were killed and 50 wounded. In 1968, larger riots followed the police killing of a Black man. Ten killed and 200 wounded.
