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Norman Morrison’s Self-Immolation Protesting the Vietnam War Shocked America’s Conscience
On Nov. 2, 1965, the Baltimore Quaker and father of three doused himself in kerosene and set himself on fire at The Pentagon, below the office of Secretary of Defense Robert McNamara.
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The Kids Are Alright: ‘Heavy Metal Parking Lot’ Approaches Its 40th Anniversary
Filmed before a Judas Priest show at the Capital Centre in Landover in 1986, the 16-minute cult classic has been referred to as both the “seminal anthropological study of beer-swilling teenage metalheads” and “one of the greatest rock documentaries ever.”
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Controversial Arrest and Body-Cam Footage Raise Familiar Concerns About BPD’s Plainclothes Unit
In May, a Baltimore Police Department detective pointed his service weapon to the temple of a prone and restrained Baltimore man.
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An Inside Look at Mayor Brandon Scott and Hana Pugh’s Surprise Wedding
The couple discusses keeping the secret, ditching traditions that didn’t feel meaningful, and incorporating their love for Baltimore into the celebration. Plus, browse their wedding gallery captured by Alicia Wiley Photography.
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Little Nancy Comes Home
Little Italy's hometown hero and the first female speaker of the House returns to reminisce about the place where she was born and raised.
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Discover Relentless Events at M&T Bank Stadium
Relentless Events, the Baltimore Ravens’ newly launched, year-round private events arm, is here to take your event to the next level.
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Pipe Dreams: Baltimore Was a 19th-Century Hub of American Organ Building
This month, the Organ Historical Society convention comes to town. With the Archdiocese of Baltimore church consolidation plans underway, it may be the last time several historic organs are heard.
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Moore Announces Revived Red Line Will Move By Light Rail
Nine years after former Gov. Larry Hogan cancelled Baltimore’s east-west transit line, Moore calls the decision “the right and fair choice.”
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Scott Defeats Dixon Handily; Cohen and Alsobrooks Win Big in Key Primary Contests
The surprise of primary night was the convincing margin of victory in Baltimore’s mayoral race and the Democratic U.S. Senate tussle.
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The Baltimore Museum of Industry Celebrates the City’s Historic Corner Bars
In the museum's latest permanent exhibition, curator Rachel Donaldson taps into the history of Baltimore watering holes from the Industrial Revolution until Prohibition.
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100 Years: United For Our Futures
United Way of Central Maryland has supported the region for a century—through natural disasters, economic upheaval, wars, health crises, and more. What's the secret to its longevity?
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New Book Explores Forgotten History of the Man Who Named the Underground Railroad
Former 'Sun' reporter Scott Shane introduces us to writer, activist, and former enslaved shoemaker Thomas Smallwood—a Harriet Tubman-worthy figure whose story is barely known.
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After the Fire
In February 1904, downtown Baltimore was utterly destroyed by a ravenous fire that burned for two days. Just two years later, a new city—the one we live and work in today—had risen from the ashes. We look back at the rebirth of a great American city, and hear the echoes of the present in the voices of the past.
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Decades Before the Civil War, Maryland Funded a Colony in Liberia to “Resettle” Free African Americans
The bonds between the country we know as Liberia, uniquely allied with the U.S. since its inception, and Maryland are profound, if generally little known.
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Camp Directory
A comprehensive resource guide including a list of camp experiences, from sports to academic to religious, in the Baltimore area.
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The Night Truman Capote Fell Down at Towson State
The real-life storyline depicted in FX's new series 'Capote vs. the Swans' led to Capote's notorious 1977 TU appearance, in which the inebriated, profanity-spewing writer was escorted off stage.
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Gov. Wes Moore Has Lofty Dreams for Maryland. Can He Make Them Come True?
Through no fault of his own, Moore is essentially starting over in the General Assembly against suddenly stiff, worse than first projected, headwinds.
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Prohibition in Baltimore and The Colorful Story of Undercover Agent Kitty Costello
From the start, the effort to drag Baltimore into compliance seemed doomed.
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Former Baltimore State’s Attorney Marilyn Mosby Found Guilty on Two Counts of Perjury
Perjury convictions underscore fall from power of the City’s former top prosecutor.
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Justine Barron’s New Book Presents the Fullest Story of Freddie Gray’s Death to Date
In 'They Killed Freddie Gray: The Anatomy of a Police Brutality Cover-Up,' the independent journalist analyzes problems with the established narrative that Gray was fatally injured during a “rough ride.”
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In 2020, JHU Acknowledged Enslaved People Were Held at Clifton Mansion. The Reckoning Continues.
Directed by professor and historian Martha Jones, the new Hard Histories initiative examines how racism has persisted over a century and a half at Hopkins.
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Awake Thy Soul: Singing the Centuries-Old ‘Sacred Harp’ in Baltimore
Developed in the late 1700s and early 1800s, shape-note singing soon moved south and west along with the frontier.
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‘The Body Politic’ Follows Brandon Scott as He Tackles Baltimore’s Gun Violence Epidemic
Baltimore filmmaker Gabriel Goodenough discusses the new documentary.
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Mark Clague’s Cultural Biography of “The Star-Spangled Banner” Couldn’t Be Timelier
The musicologist chronicles the complicated history of the song that eventually became the country’s official anthem.
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The Gritty History (and Gentrification) of Fells Point
Baltimore City annexed Fells Point 250 years ago this month, but the waterfront neighborhood has an epic story all its own.
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The Story of the Baltimore Cat That Joined the Coast Guard During World War II
Before the Navy started restricting animals on ships, it issued an official port of Baltimore photo I.D. to Herman the Cat: Expert Mouser—a favored feline in service on its docks.
