Your Maryland: Recent Episodes
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Since 2002, ----Your Maryland---- hosted by Ric Cottom, has presented little-known human interest stories from Maryland's past. Beginning with accused witches and the murderous career of John Dandy in the earliest days of the colony, through Morgan State's fabled ----Ten Bears---- in the 1970's, the show covers nearly four centuries of heroes, scoundrels, floods, fires, riots, plots, athletes (two-and four-legged), beautiful spies, brilliant writers, misunderstood pirates, and ghosts. All of that color, suspense, and humor is part of your Maryland.
On June 6th, 1944, soldiers from Maryland, Virginia, and Pennsylvania, members of the 29th Division, were among the first soldiers to land at Omaha Beach on the coast of Normandy.
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In the summer of 1863, Colonel William Birney began recruiting black men to fight in a newly formed regiment, the 4th United States Colored Infantry. Many men, both free and slave, were keen to sign up and fight for the Union.
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The publication of Rachel Carson's book, "Silent Spring," in 1962 changes the way the public thinks about the health of the environment and the ways in which the use of chemicals effect all living things.
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Making his way home to Maryland after the surrender at Appomattox, Confederate officer Henry Kyd Douglas was arrested in Shepherdstown, West Virginia, and briefly detained in Washington during the trial of the Lincoln Conspirators.
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On April 10, 1912, a group of prominent Baltimoreans boarded RMS Titanic of the White Star Line in Southampton, bound for New York on her maiden voyage. The journey did not go as expected.
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In September 1814, after raiding and burning Washington, British troops turned their sites on Baltimore. They were met with great resistance from the Americans, and the planned invasion of Baltimore never took place.
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Baltimore's Joe Gans was rated the greatest lightweight boxer of all-time by boxing historian and Ring Magazine founder, Nat Fleischer. In a rematch on May 12, 1902, he defeated Frank Erne and became Lightweight Champion of the World.
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In the spring of 1862, aspiring journalist G A Townsend traveled south by train and steamboat to cover the Civil War. On his travels he met civilians and soldiers alike and came face to face with the realities of life during wartime.
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On January 30, 1956, a devastating fire broke out at Arundel Park during a church fundraiser and oyster roast.
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Baltimore socialite Wallis Simpson's life took a number of interesting turns over the course of the first half of the 20th century.
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After working together for 22 years, Matthew Henson and Robert E. Peary located the North Pole in April, 1909. History, however, would record only Peary's name as having made the discovery.
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A colorful "history" of the bathtub, as told by H. L. Mencken.
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In 1893, Mary Garrett, daughter of B&O Railroad magnate John Work Garrett, uses her fortune to fund the nation's first co-educational medical school at Johns Hopkins.
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F. Scott and Zelda Fitzgerald's collective creativity burned brightly until the end.
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In 1851, Maryland farmer Edward Gorsuch formed a posse and tried to retrieve some runaway slaves that had fled over the Pennsylvania border. It did not end well.
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Joshua Barney and his Chesapeake fleet battle British forces during the War of 1812.
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Between 1851 and 1860, Harriet Tubman freed a reported thousand slaves from the Eastern Shore of Maryland.
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The strike comes to a head in Baltimore, with railroad workers and other citizens rioting and fighting with National Guard troops.
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In July, 1877, the overworked and underpaid railroad men of the B&O went on strike. The strike began in Western Maryland, and rolled east, picking up steam as it headed toward Baltimore.
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Before he became a major league phenom, "Little George" Ruth learned about baseball, and life, with the help of Brother Mathias at St. Mary's Industrial School, a Catholic institution for "incorrigible" boys in Baltimore.
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Newspaperman Alexander Contee Hanson, editor of the Federal Republican and a federalist to the core, opposed Jefferson and his successor Madison and wrote scathingly about the nation’s involvement in the War of 1812.
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In 17th century St. Mary's City, a young man with a taste for violence avoids consequences due to his skills as a gunsmith for the colony.
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In May, 1891, Tchaikovsky visited Baltimore to present a concert at the Lyceum on Charles Street.
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On April 13, 1940, Monty R, a "family pet" born and raised in Maryland horse country, defeated the favored thoroughbred Blockade at My Lady's Manor in a shocking upset.
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In August 1934, two young boys found a treasure trove of gold coins buried in the basement of a home located at 132 South Eden Street in East Baltimore. Their lives were never the same.
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In 1818, Jacob Gruber, a minister from Pennsylvania, was charged with inciting a slave revolt in Maryland when he preached about abolition in Hagerstown.
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Whilst imprisoned at Point Lookout during the Civil War, Sidney Lanier played his flute and provided a bit of comfort amidst the harsh conditions of the camp.
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In 1975, the Morgan State Lacrosse team pulled off an incredible upset win against Washington & Lee, stunning fans and the opposing team alike.
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Between 1851 and 1860, Harriet Tubman freed a reported thousand slaves from the Eastern Shore of Maryland.
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The story of one of the lesser known heroes of the Great Baltimore Fire of 1904.
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On a visit to England in 1816, Marianne (Caton) Patterson, the daughter of a prominent Baltimore merchant and granddaughter of Charles Carroll, captured the heart of The Duke of Wellington, a hero of the Battle of Waterloo and one of England’s most dashing and respected men.
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On January 30, 1956, a devastating fire broke out at Arundel Park during a church fundraiser and oyster roast.
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Born on Maryland's Eastern Shore in 1894, Dashiell Hammett worked for the Pinkerton Detective Agency before turning to writing. He created memorable characters including Sam Spade and The Thin Man.
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In December, 1944, a lone squad of the 29th Division spent a quiet Christmas in a well-stocked German farmhouse, enjoying a brief respite from the bitter cold and constant fighting of the Battle of the Bulge.
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During the Revolutionary War, Charles Wilson Peale served with, and painted portraits of, many great leaders fighting for independence from England, including George Washington and Alexander Hamilton.
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Before he made a name for himself in the vaudeville scene in New York, Eubie “Mouse” Blake got his start playing honkytonk music in the pool halls, saloons, and brothels of East Baltimore.
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The story of Gus Rice, a notorious pirate during the oyster boom of the late 19th century in and around the Chesapeake Bay and her tributaries.
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On November 19th, 1863, at the dedication of the cemetery at Gettysburg, Pennsylvania, one of America's greatest orators of the time, Edward Everett, gave a grand speech. But it was Abraham Lincoln’s brief address, consisting of only 272 words, which will be remembered forever.
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On election day in 1856, rival political gangs solidified Baltimore’s reputation as “Mobtown.”
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In the lead-up to election day in 1856, rival political gangs solidified Baltimore’s reputation as “Mobtown.”
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Abolitionist "Captain" John Brown made quite an impression on Frederick Douglass when they met. While bound by the same passion, the two men went on to fight to end slavery by very different means.
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Abolitionist "Captain" John Brown made quite an impression on Frederick Douglass when they met. While bound by the same passion, the two men went on to fight to end slavery by very different means.
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The story behind the hit song popularized by Elvis Presley and its link to Baltimore.
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The story behind the hit song popularized by Elvis Presley and its link to Baltimore.
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In 1851, Maryland farmer Edward Gorsuch formed a posse and tried to retrieve some runaway slaves that had fled over the Pennsylvania border. It did not end well.
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In 1851, Maryland farmer Edward Gorsuch formed a posse and tried to retrieve some runaway slaves that had fled over the Pennsylvania border. It did not end well.
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After defeating the Americans at Bladensburg and burning much of official Washington, British General Robert Ross died in an American ambush on his way to Baltimore.
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During the Civil War, Barbara Frietchie defiantly waved a Union flag from her window as Confederate Troops passed by her home in Frederick, Maryland.
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A team of upstart American Navy rowers stun the world famous Leander Boat Club from England at the 1920 Olympics in Belgium.
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The story of Sir Peter Parker, "the handsomest man in the Royal Navy," and his actions around the Chesapeake Bay and the eastern shore during the War of 1812.
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In the Spring of 1778, during the war of Independence, the HMS Mermaid surrendered to residents of a small town along the Maryland coast rather than be taken as a prize by the French sailors in pursuit.
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On July 24, 1868, a massive storm caused terrible flooding along the Patapsco River Valley, including the mill town of Ellicott City.
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In 1836, Ford McGill, the son of a former slave one of the first settlers in the tiny colony of Maryland, Liberia, returned to the United States to study medicine, but faced terrible prejudice and discrimination when he arrived in Maryland.
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Union Troops meet Confederates under Jubal "Old Jube" Early on July 5th, 1864, near Frederick, Maryland.
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In 1905, a freight train and a passenger train collided in Western Maryland, killing 26 railroad men.
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Fighting pirates along the Barbary Coast in 1815, US Navy ships encountered a fierce and brave Algerian naval hero, Rais Hamidou.
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As the colonies voted to ratify the Declaration of Independence, fighting continued between loyalists and patriots in Maryland, and the Eastern Shore remained a hotbed of support for the Crown.
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In the early 20th century, Robert Moses “Lefty” Grove, a tall, lanky kid from Lonaconing MD left the coal mines behind for a successful career in the big leagues.
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On a beautiful morning in May 1813, the people of Havre de Grace awoke to a terrifying sight.Out on the bay were the towering masts of a British fleet, and rowing toward them were landing craft filled with Redcoats. Admiral Cockburn, “The Scourge of the Chesapeake,” had brought his reign of terror to the place the Marquis de Lafayette had named "Harbor of Mercy". As his raiders swept ashore, the American militia fled, leaving only one defiant Irishman standing in their way.
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In the early 19th century, a global series of volcanic eruptions resulted in some very strange weather.
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On June 6th, 1944, soldiers from Maryland, Virginia, and Pennsylvania, members of the 29th Division, were among the first soldiers to land at Omaha Beach on the coast of Normandy.
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The publication of Rachel Carson's book, "Silent Spring," changes the way the public thinks about the health of the environment and the ways in which the use of chemicals effect all living things.
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The imprisonment of John Merryman at Fort McHenry at the start of the Civil War becomes the foundation for rules of habeus corpus in the United States.
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At the dawn of the 20th century, nothing so captured the human imagination as the idea of conquering the mysteries of flight. Hubert Latham was one of them.
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In 1794, 16 year old Rosalie Stier Calvert sailed to America with her family, leaving behind her aristocratic European world for a decidedly dreary life in provincial Annapolis.
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In the spring of 1914, a young boy named George "Babe" Ruth from St. Mary's Industrial School in Baltimore gets his big league start playing for the Baltimore Orioles.
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Life could be difficult for indentured servants like Mary Clocker in the Maryland colony during the 17th century for a variety of reasons. This is her story.
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In 1907, Ernest Wardwell wrote his account of the Pratt Street Riot, and how he, though not yet 16 years old, joined the ranks of the 6th Massachusetts Volunteer Militia and went off to war.
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On April 10, 1912, a group of prominent Baltimoreans boarded RMS Titanic of the White Star Line in Southampton, bound for New York on her maiden voyage.
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The story of the founding of the Maryland colony in 1632 by Cecil Calvert, which followed a failed attempt by his father, George Calvert, to start another colony in 1620 called Avalon.
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On February 19,1951, Joseph "Tunnel Joe" Holmes escaped from the Maryland State Penitentiary via a 70 foot long tunnel under the jail.
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In September of 1946, Albert Einstein spent some time relaxing, sailing his little boat, and contemplating peace on a visit to Deep Creek Lake in Western Maryland.
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In April, 1926, free-speech crusader H.L. Mencken confronted religious hypocrisy and censorship at Brimstone Corner in Boston.
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After working together for 22 years, Matthew Henson and Robert E. Peary located the North Pole in April, 1909. History, however, would record only Peary's name as having made the discovery.
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A little known story of one of the brave souls who helped to battle the Great Baltimore Fire of 1904.
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In 1906, Upton Sinclair causes an uproar when he publishes his book "The Jungle," a shocking expose of the conditions in the meat packing industry.
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During the Civil War, Hetty Cary, known as "the most beautiful girl in the South," supported the Southern cause with her fellow "Monument Street Girls" in Baltimore, moved to Richmond, and had a tragic love affair with a Confederate general.
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During the War of 1812, Maryland militiamen, led by Joseph Stewart, captured the long boat belonging to the HMS Dauntless as it lay trapped in ice.
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Baltimore socialite Wallis Simpson's life took a number of interesting turns over the course of the first half of the 20th century.
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On January 17, 1781, a group of American militiamen and Continental regulars defeated 1100 British troops commanded by Banastre Tarelton in a South Carolina meadow known as the Cowpens.
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Prohibition was a creative time for some residents of Maryland.
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In 1894, German immigrant Max Broedel came to work at Johns Hopkins as a medical illustrator and found lasting friendships with members of "The Saturday Night Club."
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In the winter of 1804, Baltimore belle Besty Bonaparte made quite a splash at a variety of splendid parties and balls, and inspired some choice observations from other attendees.
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On December 2nd, 1859, abolitionist John Brown met his end at the gallows in Charlestown, Virginia.
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On this edition of Your Maryland, we explore the truth behind the origins of the feast day we all celebrate as "Thanksgiving."
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On November 19th, 1863, at the dedication of the cemetery at Gettysburg, Pennsylvania, one of America's greatest orators of the time, Edward Everett, gave a grand speech. But it was Abraham Lincoln’s brief address, consisting of only 272 words, which will be remembered forever.
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In 1893, Mary Garrett, daughter of B&O Railroad magnate John Work Garrett, uses her fortune to fund the nation's first co-educational medical school at Johns Hopkins.
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Early settlers of Maryland were wary of (and not always kind to) those they suspected of practicing witchcraft.
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Meshach Browning was an early backwoodsman, hunter, and explorer of the watersheds of the North Branch Potomac and Youghiogheny Rivers. His memoir is Forty-Four Years of the Life of a Hunter. He has been celebrated as Maryland's most famous frontier hunter.
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In 1890's, the Baltimore Orioles remade their team, perfecting the "suicide squeeze" and other key elements of "inside baseball."
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In September 1862, the Confederate Cavalry arrived in Urbana, Maryland, and though Federal troops were on their heels, they decided to hold a ball to celebrate.
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Between 1851 and 1860, Harriet Tubman freed a reported thousand slaves from the Eastern Shore of Maryland.
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During the Civil War, Montgomery County, Maryland native Rose O'Neal Greenhow worked as a spy for the Confederacy, sharing important military intelligence with fellow Southern sympathizers in Washington, DC. Part two of our story.
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During the Civil War, Montgomery County, Maryland native Rose O'Neal Greenhow worked as a spy for the Confederacy, sharing important military intelligence with fellow Southern sympathizers in Washington, DC.
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Baseball phenom Jimmie Foxx got his start playing with the Easton Farmers in Queen Anne's County before breaking into the big leagues in the late 1920s with Connie Mack in Philadelphia.
photo: University of Miami baseball coach Jimmie Foxx with FSU coach Danny Litwhiler in Tallahassee, Florida credit: State Library and Archives of Florida/Flickr/Creative Commons
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After moving to New York in 1890, the Preakness Stakes made its triumphant return to Pimlico in 1909.
(photo credit Ryan Dickey/Flickr/Creative Commons)
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In 1840, William Gilmor held a tournament, replete with jousting, a quintain, and guests clad in Medieval garb, at his Vineyard estate in Baltimore, which was located near 29th Street and Greenmount in the Waverly neighborhood in Baltimore.
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After the Pratt Street Riot in Baltimore, Clara Barton attended to the Massachusetts volunteers when their train arrived in Washington, DC, and went on to found the American Red Cross.
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On April 13, 1940, Monty R, a "family pet" born and raised in Maryland horse country, defeated the favored thoroughbred Blockade at My Lady's Manor in a shocking upset.
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In March, 1857, a group of enslaved people from Dorchester County made their way to Dover, Delaware, along the Underground Railroad.
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Between the 1880s and the 1920s, Dr. William S. Halsted revolutionized the practice of hygiene and medicine at Johns Hopkins hospital, all the while nursing a secret drug habit.
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Between the 1880s and the 1920s, Dr. William S. Halsted revolutionized the practice of hygiene and medicine at Johns Hopkins hospital, all the while nursing a secret drug habit.
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A young Frederick Douglass, who was called "Frederick Bailey" at the time, is sent from his home in Baltimore to the Eastern shore, and subjected to the horrors of a notorious "slave breaker" named Covey.
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After working together for 22 years, Matthew Henson and Robert E. Peary located the North Pole in April, 1909. History, however, would record only Peary's name as having made the discovery.
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Before he made a name for himself in the vaudeville scene in New York, Eubie “Mouse” Blake got his start playing honkytonk music in the pool halls, saloons, and brothels of East Baltimore.
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There were a lot of acts of bravery during the fight to control The Great Baltimore Fire of 1904. On this edition of Your Maryland, Ric Cottom tells the story of Goliath, one of the lesser known heroes of that historic blaze.
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Edgar Allan Poe finds inspiration for some of his best-loved short stories whilst living in Baltimore in the early 1830s.
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From the beginning, the state of Maryland, and Baltimore, in particular, has had a passionate relationship with its writers. Here, we celebrate some of the best.
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Legend and lore about the ghosts and ghouls said to haunt the rolling hills and lonely valleys of Western Maryland.
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During the 1950s, a 300 pound former Marine from the Bronx and his teammates led the Baltimore Colts to thrilling victories and a league championship in 1958.
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The story of the chaotic Baltimore elections of 1856, continued.
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Baltimore lives up to the nickname "Mobtown" during the elections of 1856.
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Abolitionist “Captain” John Brown made quite an impression on Frederick Douglass when they first met, but, while bound by the same passion, the two men went on to fight to end slavery by very different means.
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The defense of Baltimore and Fort McHenry in 1814.
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Baseball phenom Jimmie Foxx got his start playing with the Easton Farmers in Queen Anne's County before breaking into the big leagues in the late 1920s with Connie Mack in Philadelphia.
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On August 24, 1813, during the Battle of Bladensburg, Commodore Joshua Barney, along with 360 sailors and 120 Marines, defended Washington—fighting against the British hand-to-hand with cutlasses and pikes.
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In August 1934, two young boys found a treasure trove of gold coins buried in the basement of a home located at 132 South Eden Street in East Baltimore. Their lives were never the same.
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In July, 1877, the overworked and underpaid railroad men of the B&O went on strike. The strike began in Western Maryland, and rolled east, picking up steam as it headed toward Baltimore.
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In the summer of 1925, H. L. Mencken traveled to the small town of Dayton, Tennessee, to cover the trial of John Scopes, who challenged the law against teaching evolution in schools.
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In 1836, a young aspiring doctor from the colony of Maryland in Liberia came to Baltimore to study medicine, only to be met with prejudice and intolerance.
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In the spring of 1700, the pirate ship "La Paix" terrorized merchant ships in the Chesapeake region under an impressive blood red flag.
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In February 1848, Chesapeake Bay boat captain Daniel Drayton was offered a few hundred dollars to go to Washington and pick up 76 people escaping from slavery and take them to freedom in Pennsylvania. The attempt failed, and the fugitives were taken to New Orleans, where they were sold back into slavery, and never heard from again.
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In 1840, William Gilmor held a tournament, replete with jousting, a quintain, and guests clad in Medieval garb, at his Vineyard estate in Baltimore, which was located near 29th Street and Greenmount in the Waverly neighborhood in Baltimore.
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In May, 1891, Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky visited Baltimore to give a concert at the Lyceum on Charles Street.
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In the late 19th century, horse racing enthusiasts worked to bring world class horses and high stakes races to Baltimore.
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Before he would be forever associated with the 1857 Dred Scott Supreme Court decision, Roger B. Taney defended outspoken Hagerstown abolitionist Jacob Gruber.
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The story of William Othello Wilson, a native of Hagerstown who served as a "Buffalo Soldier" with the Ninth US Calvary fighting the Sioux at Pine Ridge before retiring to a "quiet life" back home in Maryland.
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A little known story of one of the brave souls who helped to battle the Great Baltimore Fire of 1904.
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During the War of 1812, Maryland militiamen, led by Joseph Stewart, captured the long boat belonging to the HMS Dauntless as it lay trapped in ice.
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In 1906, Upton Sinclair causes an uproar when he publishes his book "The Jungle," a shocking expose of the conditions in the meat packing industry.
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On January 30, 1956, a devastating fire broke out at Arundel Park during a church fundraiser and oyster roast.
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During the Civil War, Hetty Cary, known as "the most beautiful girl in the South," supported the Southern cause with her fellow "Monument Street Girls" in Baltimore, moved to Richmond, and had a tragic love affair with a Confederate general.
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A little known story behind the scenes of the making of the Hollywood blckbuster "King Kong" and its ties to Maryland.
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The story of noted Civil Rights photographer Emil Willimetz as he fought with the 29th Division in Germany during World War II.
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Before he made a name for himself in the vaudeville scene in New York, Eubie “Mouse” Blake got his start playing honkytonk music in the pool halls, saloons, and brothels of East Baltimore.
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During the Revolutionary War, Charles Wilson Peale served with, and painted portraits of, many great leaders fighting for independence from England, including George Washington and Alexander Hamilton.
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On December 2nd, 1859, abolitionist John Brown met his end at the gallows in Charlestown, Virginia.
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On November 19th, 1863, at the dedication of the cemetery at Gettysburg, Pennsylvania, one of America's greatest orators of the time, Edward Everett, gave a grand speech. But it was Abraham Lincoln’s brief address, consisting of only 272 words, which will be remembered forever.
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In 1893, Mary Garrett, daughter of B----O Railroad magnate John Work Garrett, used her fortune to fund the nation's first co-educational medical school at Johns Hopkins.
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In the 1870's, horse racing began at a track in Pimlico with a series of exciting sweepstakes races.
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In 1851, Maryland farmer Edward Gorsuch formed a posse and tried to retrieve some runaway slaves that had fled over the Pennsylvania border. It did not end well.
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The complicated, brutal, yet perfectly legal business of capturing runaway slaves who managed to make their way to freedom in Pennsylvania in 1849.
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Francis Scott Key writes the Star Spangled Banner whilst aboard a truce ship in the harbor where he witnessed the bombardment of Fort McHenry.
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In September 1814, after raiding and burning Washington, British troops turned their sites on Baltimore. They were met with great resistance from the Americans, and the planned invasion of Baltimore never took place.
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In 1848, Henry Grainger sent his young son George to be formally educated at St. Timothy's School in Catonsville. George's complaints may sound very familiar to parents all over Maryland as students return to school this week.
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In August, 1776, 400 Marylander s of the “Dandy Fifth” Regiment fought bravely to hold the American line in Brooklyn Heights, New York, while George Washington and his troops beat a hasty retreat after a disastrous encounter with the British.
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During the War of Independence, in the spring of 1778, the 28 gun British frigate “Mermaid” chose to surrender to a “nest of pirates” on the Eastern Shore rather than be taken a prize by the notorious French vice admiral Charles Hector D’Estaing.
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On July 24, 1868, a great flood swept through the Patapsco River valley, causing great damage and loss of life.
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Before he became a major league phenom, ----Little George---- Ruth learned about baseball, and life, with the help of Brother Mathias at St. Mary's Industrial School, a Catholic institution for ----incorrigible---- boys in Baltimore.
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On July 3, 1863, Confederate officer Henry Kyd Douglas was wounded just south of Gettysburg and becomes first a patient and then a prisoner of Union troops and their allies.
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Between the 1880s and the 1920s, Dr. William S. Halsted revolutionized the practice of hygiene and medicine at Johns Hopkins hospital, all the while nursing a secret drug habit.
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As the colonies voted to ratify the Declaration of Independence, fighting continued between loyalists and patriots in Maryland, and the Eastern Shore remained a hotbed of support for the Crown.
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On July 4th, 1863, residents of Baltimore went about marking Independence Day in the usual manner, whilst local Union and Confederate soldiers dealt with the terrible carnage of the previous day's battle just 58 miles away in Gettysburg, Pennsylvania.
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In 1816, a global series of volcanic eruptions sent a cloud of ash and volcanic dust across the Northern hemisphere with catastrophic results.
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Early in the morning of May 3rd, 1813, Sir George Cockburn and his men launched a surprise attack on Havre de Grace.
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In the Allegheny County mining town of Lonaconing, Maryland, Robert Moses “Lefty” Grove perfected his fast ball and went on to a storied career with the Baltimore Orioles throughout the 1920’s and 30’s.
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On June 6, 1944, the 29th Division of the United States Army, made up of soldiers from Maryland, Pennsylvania, and Virginia, landed on Omaha Beach in Normandy to begin the liberation of France and Northern Europe from the Nazis.
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During the 1960's, Rachel Carson raised the alarm about pesticides and their harmful effects on the environment and human beings.
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In 1861, as the Civil War began, Roger B. Taney fights to free John Merryman from a cell in Fort McHenry, where he was being held after the suspension of Habeas Corpus.
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In 1794, in the wake of the French Revolution, The Stier family fled Europe and settled near Annapolis, much to the chagrin of his youngest daughter, Rosalie.
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Making his way home to Maryland after the surrender at Appomattox, Confederate officer Henry Kyd Douglas was arrested in Shepherdstown, West Virginia, and briefly detained in Washington during the trial of the Lincoln Conspirators.
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In January, 1834, a young man named Frederick Bailey was sent from Baltimore to the Eastern shore of his birth, to “re-learn what it meant to be a slave.”See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
On the wintry afternoon of April 13, 1940, with an inch of snow covering the rolling fields, tow traditions collided in the heart of Maryland horse country,See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
Henry Kyd Douglas and his Light Brigade were the last to surrender their arms as the Civil War finally came to a close.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
The 1894 Baltimore Orioles use legendary antics and creative methods in their battle for the pennant in a surprisingly successful season.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
In 1638 a 14 year old girl named Mary Lawn, looking for adventure, arrived in the province of Maryland. Her life became a tale of luck and circumstances, as she first worked off her transport fee as an indentured servant, and, later, served as a midwife to her neighbors.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
In his early days as a young newspaper reporter, H. L. Mencken and his colleagues often embellished their stories, adding and perfecting details over beers at their favorite local pubs.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
The young Englishmen (and few Englishwomen) who first settled around The Chesapeake Bay had very little time to think about ----that crazy little thing called love.---- Money, and a strong work ethic were some of the first qualities they sought in a potential mate, but there were some exceptions, and sometimes, romance ruled the day.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
In 1951, Joseph E. Holmes, once known as ----The Dinnertime Burglar---- for robbing homes whilst families were dining, got a new nickname after he tunneled his way out of the Maryland Peniteniary.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
In April, 1860, Harriet Tubman fought to free Charles Nalle, an escaped slave from Maryland who had made his way to Troy, New York, which had a strong abolitionist community.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
In 1778, John Kilby and other privateers from Maryland languished in Forton Prison near Portsmouth, England, before being released and serving with John Paul Jones aboard the Bonhomme Richard.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
On a visit to England in 1816, Marianne (Caton) Patterson, the daughter of a prominent Baltimore merchant and granddaughter of Charles Carroll, captured the heart of The Duke of Wellington, a hero of the Battle of Waterloo and one of England’s most respected men.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
There were a lot of acts of bravery during the fight to control The Great Baltimore Fire of 1904. On this edition of Your Maryland, Ric Cottom tells the story of Goliath, one of the lesser known heroes of that historic blaze.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
Driven by his Catholic belief, a desire for wealth, and a sense of adventure, Cecil Calvert founded the Maryland colony in 1632. Things may have been different if an earlier attempt at a colony, Avalon, had been more successful.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
In September of 1946, Albert Einstein spent some time relaxing, sailing his little boat, and contemplating peace on a visit to Deep Creek Lake in Western Maryland.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
In the early days of aviation, daring pilots from all over the world competed for glory (and the Schneider Cup) in Maryland.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.