Fashion designer Claire McCardell, featured on the cover of Time in 1955, is the successful creator everyday easy-to-wear clothing for women.
Claire McCardell, fashion designer of modern women’s sportwear Read More »
When the Chesapeake Bay Bridge is built in 1952, it is the longest continuous steel span in the country.
Chesapeake Bay Bridge, longest single span bridge over water Read More »
Henrietta Lacks, an African American woman living in Baltimore, unknowingly becomes a major contributor to medical research after her death in 1951.
Henrietta Lacks creates medical history Read More »
In 1949 the University of Maryland Global Campus is the first university to send professors overseas to teach active duty service members.
University of Maryland goes global Read More »
The Naval Air Station Patuxent River in St. Mary’s county has an 80+ year history as the Center for Naval Aviation Training and Testing.
Patuxent Naval Air Station opens in St. Mary’s in 1942 in response to WWII Read More »
Gustav Brunn, German immigrant, rescued from a concentration camp, arrives in Baltimore in 1939 with a spice grinder. He develops a popular seafood seasoning mix, names it after a Chespeake Bay steamer, and sells the formula for Old Bay to McCormick & Co.
Gustav Brunn, German immigrant, develops Old Bay seasoning Read More »
Greenbelt opens in 1937 and becomes the largest and most successful of New Deal “greenbelt” towns. It becomes a model for others suburbs.
Greenbelt, largest and most successful of the New Deal towns Read More »
WEAR, Maryland’s first radio station to go on the air, broadcasts the first public address of a US president, Warren G. Harding in 1922. He speaks to thousands in a 600 mile radius of Ft. McHenry using a new technology.
First Presidential Radio Address delivered Read More »
Lemuel T. Ward and Steven W. Ward, barbers in Crisfield, carve realistic decoys to make extra money. They begin full time carving of realistic birds in the 1950s, turning it into a art form.
Ward Brothers are the most famous decorative decoy carvers Read More »
Wilbur Wright gives flying lessons at the College Park airstrip and civilian planes begin regular use. The airfield, opened in 1909, becomes the longest continuously used airport in the US. Photo shows a Wright airplane headed for reassembly after a crash.
College Park Airport is oldest continuously used airport Read More »
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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