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Retro: Proposals for building a crosstown subway date back to the Great Baltimore Fire of 1904

January 10, 2023

In 1962, the Colts suffered one of the most lopsided losses in NFL history. But there was a silver lining.

December 27, 2022

Before television and the internet, radio personalities ruled Baltimore's airwaves.

By Jacques Kelly

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January 24, 2023

Retro: When radio personalities like Johnny Dark and Kelson ‘Chop-Chop’ Fisher ruled Baltimore

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Once thought lost, 82-year-old plaque returns home in Cumberland: ‘I can’t tell you how amazing it is’

December 14, 2022

Retro Baltimore: When eggnog made its way through the holidays

December 13, 2022

Port Covington’s name celebrates heroism during the War of 1812. Will ‘Baltimore Peninsula’ stick?

November 29, 2022

Retro: When a 1922 Army-Marines football game drew thousands of spectators

November 15, 2022

Lexington Market was a Baltimore favorite even before revitalization

November 01, 2022

Retro: In 1970, Dulaney Valley Memorial Gardens opened a pet cemetery. Now, it’s opening a pet funeral home.

October 18, 2022

An interstate almost ripped through Fells Point and Harbor East. A new book chronicles the urban planning saga.

October 01, 2022

Retro: City Fair, a September tradition, showcased Baltimore’s neighborhoods

September 20, 2022

Retro: The first electric streetcars in the U.S. debuted in Baltimore in 1885

September 10, 2022

Queen Elizabeth II’s legacy contained some Maryland history

September 08, 2022

Retro: Why Baltimoreans used to race box turtles

August 04, 2022

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Retro: Peach cake is a Baltimore delicacy, but what makes it so special?

A hidden gem in Leakin Park, The Crimea was the summer estate for eccentric Russophile Thomas Winans

Tropical Storm Agnes still impacts Chesapeake Bay’s ecosystem

1902 Orioles season was marked by losses, warring leagues

From sports to music, the downtown workhorse Baltimore Arena has seen it all

Samuel F.B. Morse gave the first public telegraph demonstration 178 years ago in Baltimore. The federal government was less than impressed.

Retro: Baltimore has seen price gouging and shortages before. Here’s a look back at the supply chain during World War I.

Retro: A century ago, Loyola High’s basketball team went undefeated

185 years of The Baltimore Sun: Notable moments by decade

Baltimore Sun photos through the years: Celebrating the paper's 185th anniversary

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Baltimore Sun vignettes through the years

Retro: A look back at Harborplace’s happy early days as redevelopment approaches

Chesapeake Bay Bridge may get a new span, but its origins date back to the railroad age

Unearthing memories of James Hemings, the French-trained chef who died in Baltimore

Sisters, reunited after 50 years, seek answers about their mother’s 1972 death in Baltimore County

Happy St. Patrick’s Day. Raise a shot of Jameson or sip a Guinness in a nod to Baltimore’s Irish heritage today.

Retro Baltimore: Baseball player strikes, owner lockouts have happened before. Here’s how they impacted the Orioles.

When Elvis played to a sellout crowd of 12,000 in Baltimore

Remembering Pennsylvania Avenue’s Black entertainment district

February 24, 2022

The late renowned Baltimore painter Raoul Middleman’s American West-themed mural decorates the wall of a Belvedere Square restaurant

February 17, 2022