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Chesapeake Bay
John Smith became the first English explorer to map the Chesapeake Bay area. He was accused of munity and imprisoned on board of ship. His luck changed on arrival when letters of instruction from the Virginia company named smith to the governing council. -
Kent Island trading post
The largest island in Chesapeake Bay and a historic place in Maryland. -
Maryland charter
The Royal Grant and Charter for the new colony of Maryland were then granted to his son, Cecilius Calvert, on 20 June 1632. This placed Claiborne on Calvert land. -
act on religion
The Maryland Toleration Act, also known as the Act Concerning Religion, was a law mandating religious tolerance for Trinitarian Christians. It was passed on April 21, 1649, by the assembly of the Maryland colony, in St. Mary's City. -
Slavery
In order to protect the property rights of slaveholders, the colony passed laws to clarify the legal position. -
Capital of Maryland
The Maryland State House housed the workings of the United States government from November 26, 1783, to August 13, 1784, and the Treaty of Paris was ratified there on January 14, 1784, so Annapolis became the first peacetime capital of the U.S. -
Annapolis city charter
During the forty years following the victory of the Puritans on the Severn, the country about that river made rapid strides in settlement and soon became the chief of all the parts of the province. -
Maryland Gazette
The Maryland Gazette was founded in Annapolis in the early 18th century by William Parks. The oldest continuously published newspaper in the United States. -
Baltimore founded
Town receives charter and is laid out. -
Mason Dixon line
Established as Maryland’s northern boundary -
Declaration of Independence
Of the seven members of the Maryland delegation, four signed the Declaration of Independence. These men by signing risked their lives, lands and fortunes. -
Nation’s capital
Annapolis became the nation’s capital from November 1783 until August. -
George Washington resigned
George Washington resigned his commission in the State House. -
Treaty of Paris
Congress ratifies the Treaty of Paris in the State House, officially recognizing the United States as an independent and sovereign nation. -
Annapolis Convention
Annapolis Convention called for meeting to discuss new form of government.Meeting at the suggestion of James Madison in Annapolis -
Maryland becomes state
Maryland becomes the seventh state to ratify the U.S. Constitution -
Maryland donates land
Virginia also donated land for Washington, D.C., after the site was selected by President George Washington. -
British raid Havre de Grace
May 1813, a contingent of about 150 British troops rowed silently across the Flats and positioned themselves for a dawn landing in Havre de Grace -
British burn Washington and bomb Fort McHenry
American forces repulsed sea and land invasions off the busy port city of Baltimore, Maryland, and killed the commander of the invading British forces. -
Gas Light Company
Gas Light Company incorporated to provide streetlights in Baltimore. -
Public schools
Public schools established by law, Jews given right to vote and to hold public office. -
Building
Building begun on the C&O Canal and the B&O Railroad.Much of that transportation history is a direct result of two events which occurred on July 4, 1828. -
C&O Canal opened
Occasionally called the "Grand Old Ditch," operated from 1831 until 1924 along the Potomac River from Washington, D.C., to Cumberland, Maryland. -
Baltimore Sun
The Baltimore Sun, morning newspaper published in Baltimore, long one of the most influential dailies in the United States. It was founded in Baltimore in 1837. -
John Hopkins University
The Johns Hopkins University is an American private research university in Baltimore, Maryland. Founded in 1876, the university was named for its first benefactor, the American entrepreneur, abolitionist, and philanthropist Johns Hopkins. -
The Great Baltimore Fire
It destroyed much of central Baltimore, including over 1,500 buildings covering an area of some 140 acres.The aftermath of the fire. The Great Baltimore Fire raged in Baltimore, Maryland, United States on Sunday, February 7 and Monday, February 8, 1904 -
Ku Klux Klan
Ku Klux Klan rallies in Frederick, Baltimore Maryland. -
equalized pay
Baltimore equalized pay for black and white teachers. When the U.S. Supreme Court ruled in Brown vs. Board of Education that school segregation must end, Thurgood Marshall stood with his colleagues on the. -
20th Amendment
Maryland ratified 20th Amendment to U.S. Constitution. United States Constitution moved the beginning and ending of the terms of the president and vice president from March 4 to January 20, and of members of Congress from March 4 to January 3. -
Hall of Records opened
Consist of births, adoptions, marriages, divorces, and deaths recorded on registers, certificates, and documents. -
Princess Anne Academy
Princess Anne Academy became part of University of Maryland system.Part of University of Maryland system
