March 23, 1913 – The Great Flood of 1913 occurred between March 23 and March 26, after major rivers in the central and eastern United States flooded from runoff and several days of heavy rain. Related deaths and damage in the United States were widespread and extensive. The official death toll range for Ohio falls between 422 and 470. Rivers rose several feet above previous high-water marks in Ohio and Indiana after heavy rains at the headwaters of the region's rivers moved downstream. The area's rivers experienced heavy runoff, especially along the Muskingum, Scioto, Great Miami, and Wabash rivers. Didja know: Ohio Governor Cox called on the legislature to appropriate $250,000 ($7.95 million in 2024 dollars) for emergency aid and declared a 10-day bank holiday. Governor Cox, who was also the publisher of the Dayton Daily News, provided the press with daily briefings and appeals for donations. Cox responded to President Woodrow Wilson's offer of help with a request for tents, rations, supplies, and physicians and sent a telegram to the Red Cross requesting its assistance in Dayton and surrounding communities. Red Cross agents and nurses focused their efforts in 112 of Ohio's hardest-hit communities, which included Dayton, primarily along Ohio's major rivers.