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Toledo Time Travels is your source for the Toledo story—past, present, and future. We host engaging conversations about local history venues, long heard about but rarely seen spaces, Glass City artifacts, and historical preservation.
1902: After a night of rain, the University of Michigan football team played Notre Dame on a soft and slippery white clay field at Armory Park — home of the Mud Hens, located at the corner of Spielbusch Ave. and Orange Street here in Toledo. ...…
2005: A riot breaks out in North Toledo during a National Socialist/Neo-Nazi protest; over 100 are arrested. For more Toledo history, visit www.holytoledohistory.com.…
1910: Art Tatum , American jazz pianist and composer is born in Toledo. Tatum is widely regarded as one of the greatest in his field. For more Toledo history, visit www.holytoledohistory.com.…
1872: Jesup Wakeman Scott founded The University of Toledo as a private arts and trades school known as Toledo University of Arts and Trades offering painting and architectural drawing as its only subjects. For more Toledo history, visit ...…
1960: WGTE TV Channel 30 in Toledo (PBS) is fully licensed. WGTE began in 1953 as a low-power television station on the University of Toledo campus, with a broadcast antenna in the bell tower of University Hall. It began regular operations in 1959, ...…
1959: In the social event of the fall, the Toledo Opera opens its first season with a production of Verdi’s Aida on the stage of the Paramount Theater. The event is a sellout with 3,000 tickets sold. For more Toledo history, visit ...…
1965: John Keller Jr, team handball backcourt (Olympics 1996) is born in Toledo. For more about Toledo's history, visit www.holytoledohistory.com.…
2004: Neil Young makes a surprise appearance at the Toledo Sports Arena with Pearl Jam at a "Vote for Change" concert sponsored by MoveOn.org. For more about Toledo's history, visit www.holytoledohistory.com.…
1940: Two days of ceremonies begin the dedication of the Queen of Holy Rosary Cathedral. Thirty archbishops, bishops, an abbot, and scores of monsignors and priests from the neighboring diocese and the 230 or more priests of the Toledo Diocese ...…
1931: Donald J. Pease, Politician (Member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Ohio) is born in Toledo. For more about Toledo's history, visit www.holytoledohistory.com.…
1967: Less than seven months before his assassination, Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. speaks at Scott High School at the invitation of the Toledo chapter of the Southern Christian Leadership Conference. For more about Toledo's history, visit ...…
1948: Network television in the Midwest begins at 6:00 p.m. when ABC connects its WENR-TV/Chicago with stations in Cleveland, Toledo, Buffalo, St. Louis, and Milwaukee via coaxial cable. On the same day, NBC-TV opens its Midwest network at 7:00 ...…
1928: Babe Ruth and Lou Gehrig both slam home runs in the top of the fourth inning to help lead the Yankees in an 8-6 win over the Mud Hens in an exhibition game held in front of 7,131 fans at Swayne Field. For more about Toledo's history, visit ...…
1950: Cynthia Myers, Playboy Playmate (December 1968) and actress (Beyond Valley of Dolls) is born in Toledo. For more about Toledo's history, visit www.holytoledohistory.com.…
1931: Philip Baker Hall, Actor (Secret Honor, Hard Eight, Magnolia) is born in Toledo. For more about Toledo's history, visit www.holytoledohistory.com.…
1873: A groundbreaking ceremony occurred for the Milburn Wagon Works at Auburn and Monroe. For more about Toledo's history, visit www.holytoledohistory.com.…
1835: The first court hearing in Lucas County was held in a schoolhouse in predawn hours. The schoolhouse was only used as a courthouse for this one day so Ohio could claim territory over Michigan during the Toledo War. The secret court session was ...…
1908: Toledo grabs the attention of the entire nation as the host of the official Grand Army of the Republic (G.A.R.) 42nd Encampment, held on September 2nd, 3rd, and 4th. The Encampment included a massive parade in downtown Toledo featuring an ...…
1873: Harry Houdini makes his maiden visit to Toledo at the age of nineteen with his brother Theo (aka “Dash") as the Houdini Brothers at the Curio Hall at the Wonderland Theatre, near Monroe and Summit Streets. For more Toledo history, ...…
1794: In the culmination of the Northwest Indian Wars, General Anthony Wayne led American troops to a decisive victory against a confederation of Native Americans at the Battle of Fallen Timbers, just west of present-day Maumee. For more Toledo ...…
1938: Douglas "Wrong Way" Corrigan receives a rousing Northwest Ohio welcome when 10,000 people meet him at Toledo Municipal Airport (today called Toledo Executive Airport, renamed from Metcalf Field in 2010). For more Toledo history, visit ...…
1888: A special train of New England Glass Company workers and their families, together with 50 carloads of equipment, arrives in Toledo from East Cambridge, Massachusetts, and is warmly welcomed. Four years later, the company was renamed The Libbey ...…
1903: The Detroit Tigers play a home game in Toledo, Yanks win 12-8. 1916: Race car driver Egnatius "Iggy" Katona is born in Toledo. Known primarily for his performance in the ARCA series in the 1950s, 1960s, and 1970s, where he won six ...…
1962: Suzee Pai, actress (Big Trouble in Little China) is born in Toledo. After appearing on Star Search in 1984, Pai began her career as a fashion model in New York City before joining the Liberty Bells cheerleading squad for the Philadelphia ...…
1885: Otto Kruger, actor (Suspense radio show, host of Lux Video Theater, High Noon, and Perry Mason) is born in Toledo. Originally a Broadway matinee idol, Kruger established a niche as a charming villain in films, such as Hitchcock's Saboteur. He ...…
1904: Micheal Owens patents a machine that automatically manufactures glass bottles. His invention revolutionizes the glass industry and creates tremendous growth in the soft drink and beer industries, as these firms now have a less expensive way of ...…
1864: Frederick Douglass and Sojourner Truth speak to a packed house at College Hall on Summit Street in Toledo. For more Toledo history, visit www.holytoledohistory.com.…
1967: Sean O'Neill, US Olympic table tennis player (1992 Olympics) is born in Toledo. For more Toledo history, visit www.holytoledohistory.com.…
1880: Jumbo the Elephant makes his Toledo debut. The giant circus performer was showcased at the beginning of each performance in Ring Number One, right after the Triumphal Pageant and Grant Entrée. For more Toledo history, visit ...…
1928: On July 23, 1928, Toledo throws a one-of-a-kind welcome celebration for Amelia Earhart, just one month after she became an international celebrity for being the first woman passenger to fly across the Atlantic Ocean. Amelia Earhart (center) ...…
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