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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)
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)
