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Há 1 dia · Baltimore [14] is the most populous city in the U.S. state of Maryland. With a population of 585,708 at the 2020 census, it is the 30th-most populous city in the United States. [15] Baltimore was designated an independent city by the Constitution of Maryland [a] in 1851, and is currently the most populous independent city in the nation.
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Há 2 dias · Maryland was named in honour of Henrietta Maria, the wife of King Charles I, by a grateful Cecilius (Cecil) Calvert, 2nd Baron Baltimore, who was granted a charter for the land in 1632. Annapolis , the state capital, lies on Chesapeake Bay, roughly equidistant from Baltimore (north) and Washington, D.C. (west).
Há 6 horas · Anne Arundell, Lady Baltimore, died in her early 30's in 1649. Cecil Calvert, 2nd Lord Baltimore, with his eldest son Charles, holding a map of Maryland. The Maryland Charter began with the following words: Charles, by the Grace of God, of England, Scotland, France, and Ireland, king, Defender of the Faith, &c.
Há 1 dia · While the Colony of Virginia established the Anglican Church as the official religion, and passed laws prohibiting the free exercise of Catholicism during the colonial period, the General Assembly of the Province of Maryland enacted laws in 1639 protecting freedom of religion (following the instructions of a 1632 letter from Cecil Calvert, 2nd Baron Baltimore to his brother Leonard Calvert ...
Há 3 dias · Fighting off a prior claim by Cecil Calvert, 2nd Baron Baltimore, Proprietor of Maryland, the Duke passed his somewhat dubious ownership on to William Penn in 1682. Penn strongly desired access to the sea for his Pennsylvania province and leased what then came to be known as the "Lower Counties on the Delaware" [20] from the Duke.
Há 5 dias · Donald Hankey was – and has remained – one of the most enigmatic personalities to feature in the narrative of the Great War. Primarily known for a volume of essays reflecting on his experiences as A Student in Arms in Britain’s largely volunteer army, his death on the Somme on 12 October 1916 at the age of 31 led to him being lauded as a ‘soldier-saint’ in the popular press and ...
Há 3 dias · 1862: Second Lieutenant Charles Leo of Company H and the Regimental Adjutant resigned today after six months of service. 1864: Captain Leon Jastremski, the French born son of V incent Jastremski, a Polish Jewish emigre, was captured for a third time at the Battle of Spotsylvania Court House today while serving with the Confederate Army.
