20 /Maryland at a Glance

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Battle of Monocacy.
Gov. Bradford declared Third State Constitution adopted after soldiers'
vote was added to election totals. A test oath was required of all
voters.
Maryland slaves emancipated by State Constitution of 1864.
Constitutional Convention of 1867.
Fourth State Constitution adopted.
The Johns Hopkins University opened in Baltimore.
Maryland-Virginia boundary demarcated by Jenkins-Black Award.
Baltimore and Ohio Railroad strike riot at Baltimore.
Enoch Pratt Free Library opened in Baltimore.
Oyster Wars; Maryland and Virginia watermen fought on Chesapeake
Bay
The Johns Hopkins Hospital was dedicated in Baltimore.
Australian secret ballot in elections adopted.
The Johns Hopkins School of Medicine opened in Baltimore.
First child labor law passed.
Workmen's compensation law enacted, first such law in U.S.
Compulsory school attendance law passed.
Baltimore fire. Seventy blocks in heart of business district devastated.
Matthew Henson, of Charles County, reached North Pole with Robert
Peary.
Referendum and County Home Rule amendments adopted.
Executive budget process established by Constitutional amendment
mandating balanced State budgets.
Aberdeen Proving Ground, first testing center of U.S. Army, established.
Merit system established for State employees.
Women voted for the first time in Maryland.
"Star-Spangled Banner" adopted as national anthem.
State income tax instituted.
City of Greenbelt chartered, a New Deal model community.
National Institutes of Health established in Bethesda.
U.S.S. Maryland among naval ships attacked at Pearl Harbor.
Blue-baby operation developed at The Johns Hopkins Hospital in
Baltimore, pioneering heart surgery era.
State sales tax instituted.
Montgomery became first county to adopt charter form of government.
Friendship International Airport (later BWI) began operation.
Chesapeake Bay Bridge opened.
Desegregation of public schools begun.
Voting machines used for elections throughout State.
Baltimore urban renewal begun.
Baltimore Harbor Tunnel opened.
Goddard Space Flight Center opened in Greenbelt.
Baltimore Beltway (I-695) opened through Baltimore County, encircling
Baltimore City.
Cambridge riots. National Guard remained through May 1965.
Public accommodations law enacted. Capital Beltway (I-495) opened, encircling Washington, DC, by passing
through Maryland's Prince George's and Montgomery counties,
and Virginia.