The IX Center once built bombers

75 years ago, 1943: In early 1944, the U.S. Army's most powerful bombers will begin rolling off the assembly lines of a plant with more than enough room for six football fields. The plant, located next to Cleveland's municipal airport, was built by the Fisher Body division of General Motors Corp. The plant area comprises more than 400 acres.50 years ago, 1968: The U.N. Command charged North Korean troops opened fire on allied soldiers across Korea's Demilitarized zone. Communist officials answered the allies started it all, putting 250 troops in combat position south of the Imjin River, in a gun duel that lasted nearly 10 hours.25 years ago, 1993: Developer Martin Potts revealed that Meijer and Lowe's will be the tenants of a $13 million shopping center he's planning on 55 acres between Milan and Hull roads. Potts wants to rezone the land from residential to commercial and rezone a strip on Hull Road to professional business.10 years ago, 2008: Investigators are searching for the cause of a fire that destroyed four boats and damaged another at Bay Point Marina in Marblehead. Fire departments from Marblehead, Port Clinton, Lakeside, Catawba Island and Bay Township were called in to fight the blaze. The US. Coast Guard was dispatched to secure a perimeter.