Stepping back in time in Baltimore and beyond. Brought to you by @baltimoresun.
Baltimore, Md.
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Remembering 1970, when the 7th District Congressional seat was decided by only 38 votes trib.al/trkaRB3
Retro Baltimore Trivia: What Baltimore hotel inspired Charles Dickens to write: ‘The most comfortable of all the hotels of which I had any experience in the United States.’ trib.al/wfze5v9
In 1963, a black child made history riding a Baltimore carousel. Now she’s written a children’s book to tell the story. trib.al/E7erhCG
Retro Baltimore Trivia: What U.S. president toasted Baltimore as ‘The Monumental City’? trib.al/ZImLyH2
Meghan Markle isn’t the first American to marry a British royal. Meet Baltimore’s Wallis Simpson. trib.al/VAQWaK3
Some facts in the movie ‘The Irishman’ are in dispute. Was that Baltimore concrete plant for real? trib.al/mhgNydm
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Retro Baltimore Trivia: What major Baltimore street was originally known as Forest Street? trib.al/cMFMnCI
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Onetime Orioles pitcher Don Larsen was fearless, hard-drinking and quite a character trib.al/lnl3Xk6
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Then-and-now pictures: Charles Village homes at 25th and Calvert streets in 1969 and 2019 trib.al/53AucV5
Retro Baltimore Trivia: After Queen Elizabeth II attended her first American football game at the University of Maryland in College Park in 1957, what store did she insist on visiting? Extra credit if you can name the (very appropriate) location. trib.al/aWqgrd2
Then-and-now photos: Sorting holiday mail at Baltimore's Main Post Office in 1956 and 2019 trib.al/INY1Jy1
Retro Baltimore Trivia: What former Md. governor and Baltimore mayor was the founder of Santa Claus Anonymous, the charity that sponsors the annual Marathon Football Games? (Extra credit if you can name what colleges played in the first game in 1966.) trib.al/74ATr8s
