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In 1916, Harry Houdini Escaped a Straitjacket Dangled Above a Packed Baltimore Street
The legendary performer’s most famous local appearance, 110 years ago this month, drew 50,000 people to one of downtown’s busiest intersections.
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General Ship Repair is a Testament to Baltimore’s Maritime Roots
The south side of the Inner Harbor used to house convoyed rows of such shipyards, but now there is only this one—which has been operated by the Lynch family for more than a century.
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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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Visit Middletown, Maryland
History and charm meet right around the corner in Frederick County.
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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.
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Druid Hill Park’s Grove of Remembrance Was Planted by Mothers Who Lost Sons in World War I
For decades, the grove hosted events on Mother’s Day, which already had an anti-war origin story when the modern holiday was first celebrated in 1907.
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After The Gun Trace Task Force Scandal, BPD Established New Plainclothes Units. Are They More Of The Same?
"We establish our own probable cause," a District Action Team officer said in a piece of video footage captured after a 2022 arrest.
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Women Who Move Maryland 2026
Women are an essential part of the engine that makes our region thrive. In our annual section that follows, Women Who Move Maryland, we spotlight women professionals who play a leading role in Baltimore and beyond.
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Jim Henneman Recalls Opening Day Bat Boy Stint—When JFK Threw the First Pitch
Sixty years ago, the budding young sportswriter’s assignment took an unexpected turn.
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Scrubbing Baltimore’s Marble Steps Was My Very First Job
Some kids have a paper route. Others shovel snow. But marble step scrubbing in Highlandtown goes a long way back in my family.
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Deer Park, MD Was Once an Elite Vacationland—Thanks in Part to its Famous Water
Now little more than a sleepy whistle-stop, it’s part of an unlikely tale intertwined with the Baltimore railroad, the Appalachian Mountains, and Maryland history.
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On St. Patrick’s Day: Remembering Frederick Douglass’ Exile in Ireland
After escaping slavery in Baltimore, a young Frederick Douglass was transformed by a trip to Ireland.
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Will the Harm from Baltimore’s Highway to Nowhere Ever Be Repaired?
In the late 1960s, Baltimore began demolishing Black neighborhoods to make room for the ill-fated expressway.
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Bob Dylan’s “Lonesome Death of Hattie Carroll” Became a Protest Song of the Civil Rights Era
Sixty years ago, a white Southern Maryland plantation owner struck and killed a Black Baltimore server at a society ball, galvanizing the city and making national headlines.
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The Bold and the Brilliant: Six Baltimoreans Who Changed Everything
The impacts of these once-in-a-lifetime trailblazers have been felt well beyond the city.
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Keith Davis Jr. Released; New City State’s Attorney Drops Charges With Fifth Murder Trial Looming
Recently elected Baltimore City State’s Attorney Ivan Bates dismisses murder charges in controversial, long-running case.
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Recalling the “Lost” Irish Quarry Town of Texas in Baltimore County
St. Joseph’s Roman Catholic Church in Cockeysville was constructed between 1850-1852 by the Irish arrivals.
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This Land Was Their Land: Baltimore’s Lumbee Indians Claim Their History
Thousands of Lumbee Indians migrated to Upper Fells Point after World War II. Decades later, members of the tribe are claiming their history.
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Wes Moore to Become Maryland’s First Black Governor
Maryland makes sweeping history with statewide elections of Moore, attorney general-elect Anthony Brown, and comptroller-elect Brooke Lierman.
