Marin Alsop is the first woman appointed to a major American orchestra
Marin Alsop is the first woman appointed to a major American orchestra.
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The two greatest Olympic Swimmers of all time are both from Maryland
The two greatest Olympic Swimmers of all time are both from Maryland.
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War Correspondent and Author George Alfred Townsend is the First to Erect a Monument Honoring War Correspondents
War Correspondent and Author George Alfred Townsend is the First to Erect a Monument Honoring War Correspondents.
Louis Goldstein, longest serving Maryland politician
Louis Goldstein, much loved and much admired, is elected to state comptroller nine times, dying in the middle of his tenth campaign.
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Baltimore invents red lining
Mortgage lending practices in the 1930s reinforce segregated neighborhoods in Baltimore as red lining makes home ownership by African Americans difficult.
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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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Fannie May Salter, last female lighthouse keeper
Fannie May Salter serves 22 years ending in 1947 as the last female lighthouse keeper at Turkey Point Light on the Elk Neck River in Cecil County. Here she is pictured with her son and their turkeys. Her house and lighthouse are in the background.
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First bookmobile is in Washington County
Progressive leadership at the Washington County Free Library sends out the first bookmobile in 1905 to great acclaim.
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Columbia family is first to control its eco-friendly yard
A Columbia couple initiates a suit that becomes the first law in the country in 2023 that limits Homeowner Association’s control over eco-friendly yards.
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City of Columbia
“Columbia, Maryland, is the best place to raise a family in the country.” Jim Rouse creates a carefully planned city for “joyous living” in 1967.
