Your Maryland

Apr 15 2024 59
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Since 2002, ----Your Maryland---- hosted by Ric Cottom, has presented little-known human interest stories from Maryland's past. Beginning with accused witches and the murderous career of John Dandy in the earliest days of the colony, through Morgan State's fabled ----Ten Bears---- in the 1970's, the show covers nearly four centuries of heroes, scoundrels, floods, fires, riots, plots, athletes (two-and four-legged), beautiful spies, brilliant writers, misunderstood pirates, and ghosts. All of that color, suspense, and humor is part of your Maryland.

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"Titanic"

Apr 15 2024 4 mins  
On April 10, 1912, a group of prominent Baltimoreans boarded RMS Titanic of the White Star Line in Southampton, bound for New York on her maiden voyage. The journey did not go as expected. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

"The Defenders"

Apr 02 2024 4 mins  
In September 1814, after raiding and burning Washington, British troops turned their sites on Baltimore. They were met with great resistance from the Americans, and the planned invasion of Baltimore never took place.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

"Joe Gans"

Mar 20 2024 4 mins  
Baltimore's Joe Gans was rated the greatest lightweight boxer of all-time by boxing historian and Ring Magazine founder, Nat Fleischer. In a rematch on May 12, 1902, he defeated Frank Erne and became Lightweight Champion of the World. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

"Lost Sons"

Mar 07 2024 4 mins  
In the spring of 1862, aspiring journalist G A Townsend traveled south by train and steamboat to cover the Civil War. On his travels he met civilians and soldiers alike and came face to face with the realities of life during wartime.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

"Arundel Burning"

Feb 29 2024 4 mins  
On January 30, 1956, a devastating fire broke out at Arundel Park during a church fundraiser and oyster roast.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

"Wallis"

Feb 14 2024 4 mins  
Baltimore socialite Wallis Simpson's life took a number of interesting turns over the course of the first half of the 20th century. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

"The Explorer"

Jan 11 2024 4 mins  
After working together for 22 years, Matthew Henson and Robert E. Peary located the North Pole in April, 1909. History, however, would record only Peary's name as having made the discovery. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

"The Bathtub Hoax"

Dec 12 2023 4 mins  
A colorful "history" of the bathtub, as told by H. L. Mencken. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

"The Heiress and the Medical School"

Nov 17 2023 4 mins  
In 1893, Mary Garrett, daughter of B&O Railroad magnate John Work Garrett, uses her fortune to fund the nation's first co-educational medical school at Johns Hopkins. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

"The Crack up"

Oct 27 2023 4 mins  
F. Scott and Zelda Fitzgerald's collective creativity burned brightly until the end. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.