Inventor William Painter (1838-1906) is the first to create a practical method of capping bottled carbonated beverages.
Inventor William Painter (1838-1906) is the first to create a practical method of capping bottled carbonated beverages.
Culture
Yumi Park Hogan is the first Korean American First Lady of a state in the U.S.
Yumi Park Hogan is the first Korean American First Lady of a state in the U.S.
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The Arena Players are the oldest African American community theater in the United States founded in 1952.
The Arena Players are the oldest African American community theater in the United States founded in 1952.
Aruna Miller is the first South Asian woman in the U.S. to serve as a state Lieutenant Governor.
Aruna Miller is the first South Asian woman in the U.S. to serve as a state Lt. Governor.
The Booth Family, stained by one event
The Booth Brothers were well known American actors. Here they are costumed for Julius Caesar; John Wilkes is on the left.
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Alexander Brown creates first investment bank in U.S.
Alexander Brown (1764-1834), an Irish linen merchant, settles in Baltimore and creates the first investment bank in the United States. In 1808, the company organizes the first nationwide public offering for the Baltimore Water Company.
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Chinese and Asian immigrants arrive
John O’Donnell brings the first Asian immigrants to the US in 1785 as sailors on his ship that carries a cargo of Chinese goods. His statue in O’Donnell Square has been recently removed.
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Theophilus Thompson, African American chess master
An African American teen, born enslaved, becomes a nationally recognized chess champion in 1872 in Frederick.
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Crisfield: Seafood Capital of the World
In 1904 with a population of 25,000 Crisfield becomes the second largest city in Maryland due to its marketing of the bounty of the Chesapeake Bay on newly created rail lines.
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A Catholic anti-Vietnam War group burns draft records in Catonsville
The Catonsville Nine, led by Catholic priests, burn draft records to protest the Vietnam War in 1968. Philip Berrigan is second from left, rear row.
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