This Week in Toledo s past Week of 3/8/2021 Published by news@presspubli. on Fri, 03/05/2021 - 4:00pm
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March 7
1849 -The first bridge over the Maumee River at Perrysburg is wiped out by severe flooding.
1945 - Sgt. Alexander Drabik of Toledo becomes the first American soldier to cross over the Rhine River into Germany on the Ludendorff Bridge at Remagen. Drabik dodged Nazi bullets and bombs as he led a platoon over the embattled span. The son of Polish immigrants, he returned to his Toledo home as a national hero for his bravery.
March 8
1907 - Escape artist Harry Houdini thrills audience at the Valentine Theater when he manages to free himself from the so called Oregon Boot involving four handcuffs and a heavy piece of steel. His next act promises an escape from a zinc-lined piano box from Starr Pianos in Toledo.