The publication of Rachel Carson's book, "Silent Spring," in 1962 changes the way the public thinks about the health of... more

Making his way home to Maryland after the surrender at Appomattox, Confederate officer Henry Kyd Douglas was arrested in Shepherdstown,... more

On April 10, 1912, a group of prominent Baltimoreans boarded RMS Titanic of the White Star Line in Southampton, bound... more

In September 1814, after raiding and burning Washington, British troops turned their sites on Baltimore. They were met with great... more

Baltimore's Joe Gans was rated the greatest lightweight boxer of all-time by boxing historian and Ring Magazine founder, Nat Fleischer.... more

In the spring of 1862, aspiring journalist G A Townsend traveled south by train and steamboat  to cover the Civil... more

On January 30, 1956, a devastating fire broke out at Arundel Park during a church fundraiser and oyster roast.See omnystudio.com/listener... more

Baltimore socialite Wallis Simpson's life took a number of interesting turns over the course of the first half of the... more

After working together for 22 years, Matthew Henson and Robert E. Peary located the North Pole in April, 1909. History,... more

A colorful "history" of the bathtub, as told by H. L. Mencken.   See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.