William Daniel (January 24, 1826 – October 13, 1897) was an American politician from the state of
Maryland. A lawyer, he was a noted
prohibitionist and
abolitionist. He served in both houses of the
Maryland state legislature, first as a
Whig, and later as a member of the
American Party. Later, as a
Republican, he was a member of the convention that wrote Maryland's constitution in 1864. He helped found the Maryland Temperance Alliance in 1872 and served as its president for twelve years. Daniel was the vice presidential nominee and running mate of
John St. John on the
Prohibition Party ticket in the
presidential election of 1884. Placing third in the election that year, he continued his involvement with the cause of
temperance until his death in 1897. (
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William Claiborne also, spelled
Cleyburne (c. 1600 – c. 1677) was an English pioneer, surveyor, and an early settler in the colonies/provinces of
Virginia and
Maryland and around the
Chesapeake Bay. Claiborne became a wealthy merchant and planter, as well as a major political figure in the mid-Atlantic colonies. He featured in disputes between the colonists of Virginia and the later settling of Maryland, partly because of his earlier trading post on
Kent Island in the mid-way of the
Chesapeake Bay, which provoked the first naval military battles in
North American waters. Claiborne repeatedly attempted and failed to regain Kent Island from the Maryland
Calverts, sometimes by force of arms, after its inclusion in the lands that were granted by a 1632 Royal Charter to the Calvert family. Kent Island had become Maryland territory after the surrounding lands were granted to
Sir George Calvert, first Baron and Lord Baltimore (1579–1632) by the reigning
King of England,
Charles I (1600–1649; reigned from 1625 until his execution in 1649). (
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Mary Pickersgill (born
Mary Young; February 12, 1776 – October 4, 1857) was the maker of the
Star-Spangled Banner hoisted over
Fort McHenry during the
Battle of Baltimore in the
War of 1812. The daughter of another noted flag maker,
Rebecca Young, Pickersgill learned her craft from her mother, and in 1813 she was commissioned by Major
George Armistead to make a flag for Baltimore's
Fort McHenry that was so large that the British would have no difficulty seeing it from a great distance. The flag was installed in August 1813 and, during the
Battle of Baltimore a year later,
Francis Scott Key could see the flag while negotiating a prisoner exchange aboard a British vessel and was inspired to pen the words that became the
United States National Anthem in 1931. (
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Hampton National Historic Site, in the
Hampton area north of
Towson,
Baltimore County, Maryland, preserves a remnant of a vast 18th-century estate, including a
Georgian manor house, gardens, grounds, and the original stone
slave quarters. The estate was owned by the Ridgely family for seven generations, from 1745 to 1948. The
Hampton Mansion was the largest private home in America when it was completed in 1790 and today is considered to be one of the finest examples of Georgian architecture in the United States. Its furnishings, together with the estate's
slave quarters and other preserved structures, provide insight into the life of late 18th-century and early 19th-century landowning aristocracy. In 1948, Hampton was the first site selected as a
National Historical Site for its architectural significance by the U.S.
National Park Service. The grounds were widely admired in the 19th century for their elaborate
parterres or formal gardens, which have been restored to resemble their appearance during the 1820s. Several trees are more than 200 years old. In addition to the mansion and grounds, visitors may tour the overseer's house and slave quarters, one of the few plantations having its original slave quarters surviving to the present day. (
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Jerome Daugherty SJ (March 25, 1849 – May 24, 1914) was an American
Catholic priest and
Jesuit who served in many different capacities at
Jesuit institutions throughout the
northeast United States, eventually becoming
president of Georgetown University in 1901. Born in
Baltimore, he was educated at
Loyola College in Maryland, before entering the Society of Jesus and becoming a member of the first class at
Woodstock College. He then taught various subjects, including mathematics, Latin, Ancient Greek,
rhetoric, and the
humanities in
Massachusetts,
New York City, and
Washington, D.C., and served as minister at many of the institutions there. (
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Darvin Moon (October 1, 1963 – September 19, 2020) was an American self-employed
logger and amateur
poker player who was the runner-up of the
2009 World Series of Poker, (WSOP) US$10,000
no-limit Texas hold'em Main Event. It was his first time playing in the
World Series of Poker. Moon, who taught himself how to play poker, ran a small logging company in the
Maryland Panhandle before earning a 2009 World Series seat by winning a $130
satellite tournament. (
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The
1973 Preakness Stakes was the 98th running of the
Preakness Stakes at
Pimlico Race Course in
Baltimore,
Maryland held on May 19, 1973. Six horses entered, and
Secretariat won by
2+1⁄2 lengths ahead of
Sham in front of a record crowd of 61,657 spectators. The race was viewed on television and broadcast over the radio. (
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The
Maryland Terrapins football team represents the
University of Maryland, College Park in the sport of
American football. The Terrapins compete in the
NCAA Division I Football Bowl Subdivision (FBS) and the
Big Ten Conference. The Terrapins joined the Big Ten Conference on July 1, 2014, following 62 years in the
Atlantic Coast Conference as a founding member.
Mike Locksley is the head coach of the Terrapins. (
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The
Maryland and Pennsylvania Railroad (
reporting mark MPA), colloquially known as the
"Ma and Pa", was an American
short-line railroad between
York and
Hanover, Pennsylvania, formerly operating passenger and freight trains on its original line between York and
Baltimore, Maryland, from 1901 until the 1950s. The Ma and Pa was popular with
railfans in the 1930s and 1940s for its antique equipment and curving, picturesque
right-of-way through the hills of rural
Maryland and
Pennsylvania. Reflecting its origin as the unintended product of the merger of two 19th-century
narrow-gauge railways, the meandering main line took 77.2 miles (124 km) to connect Baltimore and York (via
Bel Air, Maryland and
Delta, Pennsylvania), although the two cities are only 45 miles (72 km) apart. (
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The
Chincoteague pony, also known as the
Assateague horse, is a
breed of horse that developed, and now lives, within a
semi-feral or
feral population on
Assateague Island in the US states of
Virginia and
Maryland. The Chincoteague pony is one of the many breeds of
feral horses in the United States. The breed was made famous by the
Misty of Chincoteague novels, written by
pony book author
Marguerite Henry, and first published in 1947, and the
pony Misty of Chincoteague. (
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William Henry Keeler (March 4, 1931 – March 23, 2017) was an American
cardinal of the
Catholic Church. He served as
Archbishop of Baltimore, Maryland, from 1989 to 2007 and was elevated to the
College of Cardinals in 1994. He previously served as Auxiliary Bishop and Bishop of the
Diocese of Harrisburg. Keeler was President of the
United States Conference of Catholic Bishops from 1992 to 1995. (
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The
Prince George's County Sheriff's Office (
PGSO), officially the
Office of the Sheriff, Prince George's County, provides law enforcement services in
Prince George's County,
Maryland in the United States. Its headquarters are located in
Upper Marlboro, near the Depot Pond. The sheriff is the chief law enforcement officer of Prince George's County and is elected every four years. There are no term limits for the sheriff. (
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William Claiborne also, spelled
Cleyburne (c. 1600 – c. 1677) was an English pioneer, surveyor, and an early settler in the colonies/provinces of
Virginia and
Maryland and around the
Chesapeake Bay. Claiborne became a wealthy merchant and planter, as well as a major political figure in the mid-Atlantic colonies. He featured in disputes between the colonists of Virginia and the later settling of Maryland, partly because of his earlier trading post on
Kent Island in the mid-way of the
Chesapeake Bay, which provoked the first naval military battles in
North American waters. Claiborne repeatedly attempted and failed to regain Kent Island from the Maryland
Calverts, sometimes by force of arms, after its inclusion in the lands that were granted by a 1632 Royal Charter to the Calvert family. Kent Island had become Maryland territory after the surrounding lands were granted to
Sir George Calvert, first Baron and Lord Baltimore (1579–1632) by the reigning
King of England,
Charles I (1600–1649; reigned from 1625 until his execution in 1649). (
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Same-sex marriage has been legally recognized in
Maryland since January 1, 2013. In 2012, the state's
Democratic representatives, led by
Governor Martin O'Malley, began a campaign for its legalization. After much debate, a law permitting same-sex marriage was passed by the
General Assembly (Maryland's
bicameral legislature, composed of the
Senate and the
House of Delegates) in February 2012 and signed on March 1, 2012. The law took effect on January 1, 2013 after 52.4% of voters approved a
statewide referendum held on November 6, 2012. The vote was hailed as a watershed moment by
gay rights activists and marked the first time
marriage rights in the United States had been extended to same-sex couples by popular vote. Maryland was the ninth
U.S. state to legalize same-sex marriage. (
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Rogers Clark Ballard Morton (September 19, 1914 – April 19, 1979) was an American politician who served as the
U.S. Secretary of the Interior and
Secretary of Commerce during the administrations of presidents
Richard Nixon and
Gerald Ford, respectively. He also served as a member of the
U.S. House of Representatives from
Maryland. (
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The
music of Baltimore, the largest city in
Maryland, can be documented as far back as 1784, and the city has become a regional center for
Western classical music and
jazz. Early
Baltimore was home to popular
opera and
musical theatre, and an important part of the
music of Maryland, while the city also hosted several major
music publishing firms until well into the 19th century, when Baltimore also saw the rise of native
musical instrument manufacturing, specifically
pianos and
woodwind instruments.
African American music existed in Baltimore during the colonial era, and the city was home to vibrant black musical life by the 1860s. Baltimore's African American heritage to the start of the 20th century included
ragtime and
gospel music. By the end of that century,
Baltimore jazz had become a well-recognized scene among jazz fans, and produced a number of local performers to gain national reputations. The city was a major stop on the African American East Coast touring circuit, and it remains a popular regional draw for live performances. Baltimore has produced a wide range of modern
rock,
punk and
metal bands and several
indie labels catering to a variety of audiences. (
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The
Johns Hopkins–Maryland lacrosse rivalry is an intercollegiate
rivalry between the
Johns Hopkins Blue Jays, which represent
Johns Hopkins University, and the
Maryland Terrapins, which represent the
University of Maryland. The most prominent event has been the
men's lacrosse series, which is widely regarded as one of the greatest rivalries in the sport. More than 115 contests in the series have been played since the schools first met in 1895. The competition is intensified by each program's status as a traditional lacrosse powerhouse. As such, the game has often held national championship implications, and twice the teams played to represent the United States in the
Olympics. (
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Anna Pauline "
Pauli"
Murray (November 20, 1910 – July 1, 1985) was an American
civil rights activist, advocate, legal scholar and theorist, author and – later in life – an
Episcopal priest. Murray's work influenced the
civil rights movement and expanded legal protection for
gender equality. (
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Donald Zimmerman (born
c. 1953) is a television analyst and former American college
lacrosse coach. He became a color analyst for
ESPN in May 2016 and does both high school and college lacrosse games. Prior to becoming an analyst, he served as the head coach for the
UMBC Retrievers at the
University of Maryland, Baltimore County for 24 years. Between 1984 and 1987, Zimmerman coached
Johns Hopkins to three
national championships. Zimmerman was inducted into the
National Lacrosse Hall of Fame in 2017. (
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The
Crab Bowl Classic is the name given to the
Maryland–Navy football rivalry. It is an American
college football rivalry between the
Maryland Terrapins football team of the
University of Maryland and the
Navy Midshipmen football team of the
United States Naval Academy. The two institutions, located in close proximity in the state of
Maryland, first met for a football game in 1905. Since then, the series has often been marked by controversy, with incidents by players and supporters occurring both on and off the field. The winner of the game is awarded the
Crab Bowl Trophy. (
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The
1886 Navy Midshipmen football team represented the
United States Naval Academy in the
1886 college football season. The team marked the second time that the school played a multiple-game season. The squad was captained by
halfback Clarence Stone. The year began with consecutive wins over rivals
St. John's College and
Johns Hopkins, but then regressed with a loss to the former and a close victory over the latter. The year concluded with
shutout losses to the
Princeton reserve squad and
Gallaudet. The season was the program's longest until
1890, when that year's team played seven games. (
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The
governor of the State of Maryland is the
head of government of
Maryland, and is the
commander-in-chief of the state's
National Guard units. The governor is the highest-ranking official in the state and has a broad range of appointive powers in both the state and local governments, as specified by the
Maryland Constitution (1867, and revisions/amendments). Because of the extent of these constitutional powers, the governor of Maryland has been ranked as being among the most powerful
governors in the United States. (
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Eva Marie Cassidy (February 2, 1963 – November 2, 1996) was an American singer and musician known for her interpretations of
jazz,
folk, and
blues music, sung with a powerful, emotive
soprano voice. In 1992, she released her first album,
The Other Side, a set of duets with
go-go musician
Chuck Brown, followed by the 1996 live solo album titled
Live at Blues Alley. Although she had been honored by the
Washington Area Music Association, she was virtually unknown outside her native Washington, D.C., at the time of her death from
melanoma at the age of 33 in 1996. (
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The
Maryland Senate, sometimes referred to as the
Maryland State Senate, is the
upper house of the
General Assembly, the
state legislature of the U.S. state of
Maryland. Composed of 47
senators elected from an equal number of constituent single-member districts, the Senate is responsible, along with the
Maryland House of Delegates, for passage of laws in Maryland, and for confirming executive appointments made by the
Governor of Maryland. (
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Otho Holland Williams (March 1, 1749 – July 15, 1794) was a
Continental Army officer from
Maryland in the
American Revolutionary War. He participated in many battles throughout the war in the
New York, New Jersey and
Southern theaters, eventually ending his career as a
brigadier general. (
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The drug raid at the residence of Cheye Calvo, then-mayor of
Berwyn Heights, Maryland, was a controversial action taken by the
Prince George's County Sheriff's Office and
Police Department on July 29, 2008. The raid was the culmination of an investigation that began in
Arizona, where a package containing 32 pounds (15 kg) of
marijuana was intercepted in a warehouse, addressed to the mayor's residence. Instead of confiscating the package, police allowed it to be delivered. Upon arrival, a
SWAT team raided the house and held Calvo and his mother-in-law at gunpoint, and shot and killed his two dogs, one as it attempted to run away. (
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The
1999 Baltimore Orioles – Cuba national baseball team exhibition series consisted of two
exhibition games played between the
Baltimore Orioles of
Major League Baseball (MLB) and the
Cuba national baseball team on March 28 and May 3, 1999. The first game took place in
Havana, while the second was held in
Baltimore. This series marked the first time that the Cuba national team had faced a squad composed solely of major league players and the close of the hiatus since 1959 that an MLB team played in Cuba. (
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Charles Alan Pastrana (November 20, 1944 – April 8, 2021) was an American
football quarterback. He played
college football for the
University of Maryland from 1965 to 1968. In 1966, he set the
Atlantic Coast Conference record for single-season passing
touchdowns with 17. At Maryland, Pastrana also played on the
lacrosse team and was named a first-team
All-American defenseman in 1966. The
Denver Broncos of the
National Football League (NFL) selected Pastrana in the 11th round of the
1969 NFL Draft. He played for Denver for two seasons, including three games as the starting quarterback. After his playing career, Pastrana coached football, lacrosse and wrestling at
Anne Arundel Community College, where he taught as an associate professor, and coached football at the
Severn School. (
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Towson United Methodist Church is a large
United Methodist Church in the historic
Hampton subdivision of
Towson, a suburb in
Baltimore County, Maryland. Its past, rooted in 19th-century America and subsequent growth in the two centuries since then, has closely paralleled the nation's political and sociological trends. It was a congregation split in 1861 on the eve of the
American Civil War in a
border state of divided loyalties, which eventually reunited and built a church in the post–
World War II era of the 1950s, a time of reconciliation and rapid growth by
mainline Protestant denominations, especially in the more affluent suburbs. (
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Alan Lee Keyes (born August 7, 1950) is an American politician, political scientist, and
perennial candidate who served as the
Assistant Secretary of State for International Organization Affairs from 1985 to 1987. A member of the
Republican Party, Keyes sought the nomination for
President of the United States in
1996,
2000, and
2008. (
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