Maryland at a Glance/II

1861, April 19 ................. Sixth Massachusetts Regiment of Union troops attacked by Baltimore

mob.
1861, April 26 ................. General Assembly met in special session at Frederick while federal troops

occupied Annapolis.

1861. May 13 .................. Gen. Benjamin F. Butler's Union forces occupied Baltimore.

1862. Sept. 17 .................. Battle of Antietam.

1863. June ...................... Confederates invaded Maryland en route to Gettysburg.

1864. April 27-Sept. 6 ....... Constitutional Convention of 1864.

1864, July 6 .................... Hagerstown held for ransom by Confederates.

1864, July 9 .................... Frederick held for ransom by Confederates.

1864, July 9 .................... Battle of Monocacy.

1864, Oct. 12-13, 29 ......... Gov. Bradford declared Third State Constitution adopted after soldiers'

vote was added to election totals. A test oath was required of all voters.
1864, Nov. 1 ................... Maryland slaves emancipated by State Constitution of 1864.

1867, May 8-Aug. 17 ........ Constitutional Convention of 1867.

1867, Sept. 18 .................. Fourth State Constitution adopted.

1876. Oct. 3 .................... The Johns Hopkins University opened in Baltimore.

1877. Jan. 16 ................... Maryland-Virginia boundary demarcated by Jenkins-Black Award.

1877, July 20-22 .............. Baltimore and Ohio Railroad strike riot at Baltimore.

1886, Jan. 5 .................... Enoch Pratt Free Library opened in Baltimore.

1888-1889 ....................... Oyster Wars; fighting between Maryland and Virginia watermen on

Chesapeake Bay.
1890 .............................. Australian secret ballot in elections adopted.

1894 .............................. First child labor law passed.

1902 .............................. Workmen's compensation law enacted, first such law in U.S.

1902 .............................. Compulsory school attendance law passed.

1904, Feb. 7 .................... Baltimore fire.

1909, April 6 ................... Matthew Henson, of Charles County, reached North Pole with Robert

Peary.

1915. Nov. 2 ................... Referendum and County Home Rule amendments adopted.

1916. Nov. 7 ................... Executive budget process established by Constitutional amendment

mandating balanced State budgets.
1920 .............................. Merit system established for State employees.

1931, March 3 ................. "Star-Spangled Banner" adopted as national anthem.

1937 .............................. State income tax instituted.

1937, June 1 ................... City of Greenbelt chartered, a New Deal model community.

1941, Dec. 7 ................... U.S.S. Maryland among naval ships attacked at Pearl Harbor.

1947, July 1 .................... State sales tax instituted.

1948 .............................. Montgomery County became first county to adopt charter form of

government.
1950, June 24 .................. Friendship International Airport (later BWI) began operation.

1952, July 31 ................... Chesapeake Bay Bridge opened.

1955, Sept. ...................... Desegregation of public schools begun.

1956 .............................. Voting machines used for elections throughout State.

1956. Dec. ...................... Baltimore urban renewal begun.

1957. Nov. 29 .................. Baltimore Harbor Tunnel opened.

1964, April 7 ................... Public accommodations law enacted.

1967, June 21 .................. Opening of Columbia, a planned city incorporating one-tenth of the land

area of Howard County.

1967. Sept. 12-1968, Jan. 10 Constitutional Convention of 1967-1968.

1968. May 14 .................. Proposed State Constitution rejected by voters.