The Battle of St. George’s Island marks the first time that the British forces recruit enslaved people to join the British army, promising them freedom.
Maryland militia repels invading British troops on St. George’s Island attempting to land on the Maryland mainland. There are a handful of other British incursions, but St. George’s is the largest Revolutionary War battle in Maryland.
The Arena Players are the oldest African American community theater in the United States founded in 1952.
Rachel Carson publishes a controversial environmental book in 1962 that leads to the banning of DDT and the establishment of the Environmental Protection Agency.
Gangs from the Know Nothing Party and Southern sympathizers riot in Baltimore during elections. In 1857 fighting kills 17 gang members and injures 67 in the most intense violence of the Know Nothing era. Riots in “Mobtown” make national headlines.
We acknowledge the enduring presence of many American Indian tribes who once lived in Maryland and who now, having lost their lands, live in a diaspora. Read more.
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