Today in Toledo History
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Historical Events
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1836-12-14 - The Toledo War unofficially ends.
1895-02-26 - Michael Owens of Toledo, Ohio patents a glass-blowing machine
1903-08-16 - Tigers play a home game in Toledo Ohio, Yanks win 12-8
1934-05-23 - The Auto-Lite Strike culminates in the "Battle of Toledo", a five-day melée between 1,300 troops of the Ohio National Guard and 6,000 picketers.
1936-01-15 - 1st all-glass windowless structure in US completed, Toledo, Ohio
1936-09-27 - Franco troops conquer Toledo
1948-07-21 - WSPD TV channel 13 in Toledo, OH (NBC) begins broadcasting
1949-07-10 - 1st practical rectangular TV tube announced-Toledo, Oh
1957-06-15 - 57th US Golf Open: Dick Mayer shoots a 282 at Inverness Club in Toledo
1958-12-05 - WTOL TV channel 11 in Toledo, OH (CBS) begins broadcasting
1960-10-10 - 16 Calif Poly football team members die in plane crash in Toledo
1960-10-10 - WGTE TV channel 30 in Toledo, OH (PBS) begins broadcasting
1963-11-16 - Toledo, OH newspaper strike began
1966-05-03 - WDHO (now WNWO) TV channel 24 in Toledo, OH (ABC) begins broadcasting
1976-03-04 - John Pezzin bowls 33 consecutive strikes at Toledo, Ohio
1979-06-17 - 79th US Golf Open: Hale Irwin shoots a 284 at Inverness Club in Toledo
1994-07-10 - Kelly Robbins wins Jamie Farr Toledo Golf Classic by Owens-Corning
1996-06-10 - Howard Stern Radio Show premieres in Toledo OH on WBUZ 106.5 FM
2005-10-15 - Riot in Toledo, Ohio breaks out during a National Socialist/Neo-Nazi protest; over 100 are arrested.
Famous Birthdays
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1885-09-06 - Otto Kruger, Toledo Ohio, actor (Lux Video Theater, High Noon)
1887-12-23 - John Cromwell, Toledo OH, actor/director (Spitfire, Of Human Bondage)
1905-05-25 - Joseph C Harsch, Toledo Ohio, newscaster (Background)
1905-12-28 - Cliff Arquette, Toledo Oh, comedian (Charlie Weaver)
1914-12-31 - Pat Brady, Toledo Ohio, actor (Roy Rodgers Show)
1916-11-16 - Daws Butler, Toledo OH, animation voice (Yogi Bear, Huckleberry Hound)
1918-11-29 - Herb Shriner, Toledo Ohio, host/humorist (Herb Shriner Show)
1931-05-07 - Teresa Brewer, Toledo Ohio, singer (Put Another Nickel In)
1931-07-13 - Bill Moor, Toledo Oh, actor (Hanky Panky)
1934-03-25 - Gloria Steinem, Toledo Ohio, feminist/publisher (Ms Magazine)
1934-07-01 - Jamie Farr, Toledo Oh, actor (Klinger-M*A*S*H, AfterMASH)
1935-11-25 - Gloria Steinem, Toledo Ohio, femnist/author (Ms)
1946-03-28 - Alejandro Toledo, President of Peru
1957-03-23 - Teresa Ganzel, Toledo Ohio, actress (Teachers Only, Duck Factory)
1958-01-26 - Anita Baker, Toledo Oh, singer (Giving You the Best That I Got)
1958-08-13 - Scott Hamilton, Toledo Ohio, figure skater (Oly-gold-1984)
1958-08-28 - Scott Scovell Hamilton, Toledo Oh, ice skater (Olympic-gold-1984)
1962-08-08 - Suzee Pai, Toledo Ohio, actress (Big Trouble in Little China)
1962-09-10 - Esteban Toledo, Mexicali Mexico, Nike golfer (1991 Ben Hogan Reno-2nd)
1965-10-05 - John Keller Jr, Toledo Ohio, team handball back court (Olympics-1996)
1967-07-31 - Sean O'Neill, Toledo OH, US Olympic table tennis player (Olympic-92)
1968-05-27 - John Connelly, Toledo OH, Nike golfer (1991 NH Open)
1969-09-24 - Goya Toledo, Spanish actress and model
Famous Deaths
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1974-02-27 - Pat Brady, Toledo Ohio, actor (Roy Rodgers Show), dies at 59
