The original Cincinnati Bengals professional football team was established as part of the American Football League in 1937. The AFL folded after the 1937 season, so the Bengals continued as an independent team until the formation of a new AFL in 1939.
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The Fight for the Vote
For many years, women in this country were denied even the most basic constitutional rights. They could not speak publically, sign contracts, gain a formal education, successfully own property separate from husbands or fathers or retain custody of their own children.
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Collections 101: What’s a Collection? Does your collection have good provenance?
Museums and libraries collect materials in an effort to document human history and to learn more about the natural world. Museum Center acquires and preserves its collections of historically- or scientifically-important items as a public trust.
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Bird Feeding Tips for National Bird Feeding Month
Feeding wild birds is fun and relaxing for the whole family, and can help bring you closer to nature – or, rather, bring nature closer to you!
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Cincinnati Museum Center Has Reopened!
After a two-and-a-half-year restoration, Cincinnati Museum Center is once again open to the general public. Construction on the building’s first full structural restoration began in earnest in July 2016, when Union Terminal’s iconic Rotunda was sealed off from the public.
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