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By WYPR 88.1 BaltimoreHistory
Your Maryland episodes
- ----The Maestro----In May, 1891, Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky visited Baltimore to give a concert at the Lyceum on Charles Street.5 min
- The AviatorAt the beginning of the 20th century, young aviators like Hubert Latham awed spectators with their high-flying antics, including a thrilling Baltimore flyover on November 7, 1910.5 min
- April 19, 1861 - Pratt StreetIn 1907, Ernest Wardwell wrote his account of the Pratt Street Riot, and how he , though not y5 min
- April 19, 1861 - Pratt StreetIn 1907, Ernest Wardwell wrote his account of the Pratt Street Riot, and how he , though not yet 16 years old, joined the ranks of the 6th Massachusetts Volunteer Militia and went off to war.5 min
- Max BrodelIn 1894, Max Brodel came to Baltimore from Leipzig, Germany, and revolutionized the art of medical illustration at Johns Hopkins hospital. He also became friends with H. L. Mencken, and the two of them made music, brewed beer, and enjoyed legendary meals with members of the Saturday Night Club.5 min
- TitanicWilliam and Lucy Carter were just two of the passengers on the ill-fated, maiden voyage of the ----unsinkable---- Titanic in the early hours of April 15, 1912. Traveling first class, they survived the disaster, though their marriage did not.5 min
- Wolves at the Door (Virginia Hall)----She is the most dangerous of all Allied spies. We must find and destroy her.---- - This is the text of a Gestapo transmission regarding OSS agent Virginia Hall, a Baltimore native who fought with the Resistance in France during World War II. This is her remarkable story.5 min
- "Lanier's Flute at Point Lookout"While he was imprisoned at Point Lookout in Southern Maryland during the Civil War, poet, musici5 min
- ----Lanier's Flute at Point Lookout----While he was imprisoned at Point Lookout in Southern Maryland during the Civil War, poet, musician, and Confederate soldier Sidney Lanier soothed himself and his fellow soldiers with music played on a flute he managed to slip past the guards.5 min
- MosesBetween 1851 and 1860, Harriet Tubman freed a reported thousand slaves from the Eastern Shore of Maryland.5 min
About Your Maryland
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Since 2002, ----Your Maryland---- hosted by Ric Cottom, has presented little-known human interest stories from Maryland's past. Beginning with accused witches and the murderous career of John…
Dandy in the earliest days of the colony, through Morgan State's fabled ----Ten Bears---- in the 1970's, the show covers nearly four centuries of heroes, scoundrels, floods, fires, riots, plots, athletes (two-and four-legged), beautiful spies, brilliant writers, misunderstood pirates, and ghosts. All of that color, suspense, and humor is part of your Maryland.