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April 18
1912 - Toledo and the nation are stunned by mounting death toll of the Titanic disaster at sea. The News Bee runs a photo of 1500 people at Swayne Field in Toledo to visually show how many people died on the giant ocean liner.
1914 - A proposal is being made to begin censorship of dance halls in Toledo. Dance instructors tell police that a supervisor needs to be appointed to patrol the dances for obscene and lewd behavior. Dance professors in the city contend that the beautiful art of dance is being degraded and morally abused .
1932 - Married female teachers wage a battle with the TPS administration over fears that the district is going to fire all married female teachers in favor of single female teachers. The 150 married teachers have formed an organization to let TPS know that they won t agree to any such move.