Retro: In Baltimore and Washington, civil rights protests during the summer of 1963 still reverberate
In the summer of 1963, civil rights advocates made significant strides in breaking segregated barriers here in Maryland and nationally.
1983 Orioles team recalls effort to ‘just keep chugging’ as 40th anniversary of World Series win nears
The Orioles lost the 1983 World Series opener to the Philadelphia Phillies, then rallied to take four straight before returning to Baltimore victorious.
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Retro: The night New York Yankees star Mickey Mantle was taken to police headquarters in Baltimore
Recalling the night in 1966 when a 22-year-old Baltimore Police officer decided to lock up his baseball hero, Mickey Mantle.
Retro: Eastern Shore and Western Maryland resorts once lured Marylanders from sweltering summer heat
The late 1800s and early 1900s marked a glorious era of railroad and steamboat resorts in Maryland.
Retro: How Gloria ‘The Italian Bombshell’ Barattini went from singing at the Peabody to wrestling
nown as the “The Italian Bombshell” and “The Mayhem and Melody Gal of Wrestling," Gloria Barattini toured the wrestling circuit from 1950 to 1962.
Retro: When future Cleveland Browns star Jim Brown rocked Baltimore’s Homewood Field as a lacrosse player
Jim Brown, the former Cleveland Browns fullback and civil rights activist, had a night in Baltimore still vividly remembered by lacrosse fans fortunate enough to have witnessed his brilliant performance.
Retro: When an English king left the throne for a Baltimore woman
In the early 1930s, an upper-class soap opera love affair between Edward VIII and Baltimorean Wallis Warfield Simpson, for whom he abandoned the English throne, caused a stir.
Retro: When a 12-year-old marbles champion brought Baltimore fame
Frank McQuade, a student at Clifton Park Junior High, captured the first national marbles tournament title in 1922.
Retro: Julius Salsbury, a former gambling figure in Baltimore, vanished from authorities years before Roy McGrath
For years, newspaper and magazine articles asked, “Where is Julius Salsbury?."
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Retro: Anti-nuclear sailboat Golden Rule to stop in Baltimore, this time with fewer missiles in the area
When the Golden Rule first set sail during the Cold War, the Army was busy surrounding Baltimore with nuclear weapons.
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Retro: Shad are a harbinger of spring in Maryland
A Harbinger of Spring in Maryland is When Shad Course up the Chesapeake into Rivers to Spawn
Retro: Who was former Orioles pitcher James ‘Rube’ Parnham?
Former Orioles pitcher James “Rube” Parnham was effective, eccentric and maddeningly elusive.
Retro: Radio host and singer Chuck Richards captivated Baltimore listeners
Chuck Richards was a staple of late-night Baltimore radio 65 years ago.
Retro Baltimore: When Willie Nelson and Jimmy Carter made music together at Merriweather Post in Columbia
The president and the country singer appeared together onstage at Merriweather Post Pavilion in Columbia not once, but twice.
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Retro: When the Russians sent Sputnik 1 into space in 1957, a Maryland senator advocated for the armed forces to shoot it down
The Sputnik 1 was the first man-made satellite to ever orbit the earth.
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Retro: Abe Lincoln’s hush-hush trip through Baltimore
Was Abe Lincoln’s life at risk in Baltimore, the last leg of his 2,000-mile journey for his inauguration in Washington?
Retro: When radio personalities like Johnny Dark and Kelson ‘Chop-Chop’ Fisher ruled Baltimore
Before television and the internet, radio personalities ruled Baltimore's airwaves.
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Retro: Proposals for building a crosstown subway date back to the Great Baltimore Fire of 1904
Baltimore has wrestled with transit woes and how to move people quickly and efficiently for more than a century.
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In 1962, the Colts suffered one of the most lopsided losses in NFL history. But there was a silver lining.
Sixty years ago, the Baltimore Colts lost to the Chicago Bears, 57-0. The loss was humiliating, but it set them on a course for major success in seasons to come.
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Once thought lost, 82-year-old plaque returns home in Cumberland: ‘I can’t tell you how amazing it is’
An 82-year-old plaque dedicated to the founders of Rosenbaum Brothers Department Store has found its way home.
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Retro Baltimore: When eggnog made its way through the holidays
Is eggnog part of your holiday ritual?
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Retro: Port Covington’s name celebrates heroism during the War of 1812. Will ‘Baltimore Peninsula’ stick?
Port Covington’s name celebrates defense of Baltimore during the War of 1812. From now on, it’s going to be known as Baltimore Peninsula. Or so they think.
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Retro: When a 1922 Army-Marines football game drew thousands of spectators
On Dec. 2, 1922, more than 43,000 people poured into Municipal Stadium to watch the Third Army Corps and the Quantico (Va.) Marines.
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Retro: Lexington Market was a Baltimore favorite even before revitalization
Baltimore shoppers have a long love affair with Lexington Market that dates well before the revitalization.
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Retro: In 1970, Dulaney Valley Memorial Gardens opened a pet cemetery. Now, it’s opening a pet funeral home.
Dulaney Valley Memorial Gardens in Timonium has built a new pet funeral home dedicated to pet services and funerals.
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Interstates could have ripped through Fells Point, Mount Vernon. A new book chronicles Baltimore’s urban planning saga.
“Stop the Road: Stories from the Trenches of Baltimore’s Road Wars” by retired city planner E. Evans Paull chronicles the losses and gains behind a brutal campaign to bring interstate highways into downtown Baltimore and the older neighborhoods we now consider essential to city life.
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Retro: City Fair, a September tradition, showcased Baltimore’s neighborhoods
As fair season comes to a close, here's a look back at Baltimore's first City Fair, an annual event that ran for about two decades.
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Retro: The first electric streetcars in the U.S. debuted in Baltimore in 1885
Public transportation, in the form of electric streetcars in Baltimore, dates back to the late 1800s.
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Queen Elizabeth II’s legacy contained some Maryland history
Baltimore played its own role in the reign of Queen Elizabeth II, Britain’s longest-serving monarch who died Thursday at the age of 96.
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Retro: Why Baltimoreans used to race box turtles
For many years, the Johns Hopkins Hospital Turtle Derby drew thousands of spectators.