Garrett A. Morgan is emerging as a larger-than-life figure in American history. International recognition for the brilliant Cleveland entrepreneur comes a century after his life-saving inventions ...

Here’s What You Need to Know: Gas mask protection went into full gear in 1915 following the use of gas by the Germans at Ypres. While the first widespread use of poison gas occurred on April 22, 1915, ...

Dave Lieberth, president of the Akron History Center, discusses the restoration of the Mickey Mouse gas mask made by Sun Rubber Co. in World War II.

Here’s What You Need to Know: Chemical weapons proved so insidious in World War I that they were never used in such a massive scale again. While the first widespread use of poison gas occurred on ...