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Years ago... From Our Pages
25 years ago this week
May 12, 1983: In Washington, Glen Burnie's Pony League Dodgers and Athletics play a one-inning exhibition game on the south lawn of the White House. Front-row spectators include President Ronald Reagan and Vice President George H.W. Bush. 50 years ago this week May 14, 1958: Annapolis waterfront businessmen ask the Army Corps of Engineers to investigate fill material drifting into the Severn River and Spa Creek from a Naval Academy construction site. 100 years ago this week May 12, 1908: Construction is set for "New Era Park … a gigantic" amusement park at Anne Arundel County's Academy Junction. The 150-acre facility is to be to the county "what Coney Island is to New York City." 200 years ago this week May 12, 1808: The secretary of the Navy asks for proposals to provide the Navy with American hemp, saying he "is disposed to pay … beyond the usual price … for clean American hemp." Source: HometownAnnapolis.com Copyright: 2008, The Capital Contact: Compiled by Glenwood Gibbs Website: Years ago... From our pages - Top Stories - (HometownAnnapolis.com) |
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