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Captain John Smith explores the Chaseake Bay
The start of finding Maryland and Maryland becoming a colony. -
Maryland was founded by Lord Baltimore, George Calvert, and other colonists.
The territory was named Maryland in honor of Henrietta Maria, the queen consort of Charles I. -
Slavery allowed by law in Maryland
Black/African American slaves were allowed to plantation owners or housework slaves. -
Annapolis becomes the capital of Maryland
The capitol is announced and declared -
England’s Queen Anne grants Annapolis its City Charter
Of all the cities in Maryland (at the time) she chose Annapolis -
Baltimore founded
A (now) major city in Maryland was discovered. -
Baptist church in Maryland established at Chestnut Ridge, Baltimore County.
Showing an establishment for Maryland’s religious varieties. -
First Lutheran church in Maryland built near Monocacy River.
A year later, another way to praise God is built. -
Maryland Convention declared independence from Great Britain.
They make their own independence from a large country. -
Four Marylanders sign the Declaration of Independence
Four Maryland peoples of fifty-six white men signed this famous document. -
British burn Washington and bomb Fort McHenry. Meanwhile Francis Scott Key writes the "Star- Spangled Banner".
Francis was inspired by the American flag still standing after the bombing/burning and he wrote the now Nation Anthem. -
Public schools established by law; Jews given right to vote and to hold public office.
This is a change in the state, normally only white, catholic men can vote and hold office. -
The Baltimore and Ohio Railroad’s first 13 miles of track connect Baltimore to Ellicott City.
Making this track it makes traveling much faster. -
Baltimore Sun newspaper begins publication.
Maryland’s first newspaper company is in business. -
World's first telegraph line between Baltimore and Washington established
The first of thousands of telephones is created. -
One year after escaping slavery in the Cambridge area, Harriett Tubman becomes a “conductor” on the Underground Railroad and rescues numerous family members and friends.
She, among many others, saved thousands of slaves from their owners and their deaths. -
First bloodshed of Civil War occurs in Baltimore.
The Civil War is now starting to reach Maryland. -
Maryland abolishes slavery
Maryland’s government decides that slaves should no longer be slaves. Not everyone listened but most did. -
Johns Hopkins University founded
Johns Hopkins was a Baltimore-based investor in one of the first major American railroads, the Baltimore and Ohio (B&O). -
Baseball slugger George Herman “Babe” Ruth is born in Baltimore.
Babe Ruth made history by changing the minds of whites to let blacks play sports just like whites could. -
The first passenger train from Washington, D.C., arrives at Chesapeake Beach, a new resort town with a casino and race track.
One of the first passenger trains is directed from Washington, D.C. to Baltimore and two major things at the time are built. -
Public baths opened in Baltimore.
Bathing purposes for the public was now open until 1954 -
Child labor under age twelve forbidden by law.
The government finally felt bad for the kids growing up slaves. -
The Johns Hopkins University accepted women graduate students.
The university (college) was finally willing to let women get the ability to get educated. -
Babe Ruth pitched for International League Orioles.
The starting of Babe being the first black man to play in Major League Baseball. -
Ku Klux Klan rallied in Frederick and Baltimore.
A group of whites, that liked segregation, disliked black skinned people and started rebelling. -
Maryland courts ordered equal pay to black and white teachers in all counties.
Maryland felt that segregation had ended so did there laws for blacks and whites for career wages. -
Slot machines allowed by law in Southern Maryland.
The first kind of public gambling has started. -
Annapolis celebrates its 300-year anniversary as the capital of Maryland
Annapolis has been a city for 300 years now. -
Swimmer Michael Phelps of Towson becomes the first American to win eight medals in a single Olympic Games.
Michael Phelps is still an Olympic swimmer for the American team and this was the start of his career.
