Showing posts with label This Date in History. Show all posts
Showing posts with label This Date in History. Show all posts
Saturday, August 9, 2014

Nixon Leaves the White House. What's the Bowie Connection?

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August 9, 1974 (40 years ago today): Facing the possibility of impeachment, President Richard Nixon resigned in the wake of the Watergate ...
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Saturday, June 7, 2014

Gallant Fox wins the Triple Crown

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June 7, 1930 (84 years ago today):  Gallant Fox from the Belair Stud Farm won the Triple Crown.  The Fox of Belair, as he was known, later...
Sunday, April 6, 2014

Grand Opening Ceremony Held at Bowie's Market Place

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April 6, 1983 (31 years ago today): A Grand Opening ceremony was held at the Market Place, a redesigned Bowie shopping destination that wa...
Friday, April 4, 2014

Tree Planted at Bowie City Hall to Honor Dr. King

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April 4, 1977 (37 years ago today):  A tree was planted at Bowie City Hall in honor and memory of Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. on the nint...
Sunday, March 30, 2014

Dedication Ceremony for Five Bowie Schools

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Dedication ceremony at Belair Junior High School March 30, 1965, (49 years ago today): A dedication ceremony was held for five schools i...
Tuesday, February 25, 2014

Camel, Buffalo, Zebu and Llama Race in Bowie

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Walk a Mile February 25, 1972 (42 years ago today): The Noah's Ark Animal Race was held at the Bowie Race Track, featuring a camel, ...
Friday, January 31, 2014

Bowie Race Track Ravaged by Blizzard and Fire

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January 31, 1966 (48 years ago today): An early morning fire at the Bowie Race Track destroyed five barns and resulted in the deaths of mo...
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Sunday, November 17, 2013

Seventeen-Year-Old Donna Dustin Murdered

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Memorial plaque in Bowie's Acorn Hill Park November 17, 1973 (40 years ago today):  A seventeen-year-old Bowie girl was murdered.  D...
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Friday, October 25, 2013

"Greaser Gang" Attacks Seven Youths at Bowie High

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Bowie High School, 1973 (photo by Arnie Miles) October 25, 1968 (45 years ago today):  Seven Bowie teenagers were beaten by a Lanham/Sea...
Saturday, October 19, 2013

The First Edition of the Bowie Blade is Published

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October 19, 1967 (46 years ago today):  The first edition of the Bowie Blade was published.  The headline near the top of page one was, ...
Saturday, September 14, 2013

Protesters Arrested at Levitt & Sons Model Homes

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The Levitt Manor House on Sussex Lane September 14, 1963 (50 years ago today):  Eight people were arrested inside the the Levitt & S...
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Friday, August 9, 2013

Two Bowie Boys Dribble into Record Books

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David Price and Richard Pranschke August 9, 1974 (39 years ago today):  Two Bowie teens broke a world record after dribbling a basketbal...
Sunday, July 28, 2013

Bank of Bowie Opens

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The J. Guy Bell House in Old Bowie, former home to the Bank of Bowie July 28, 1920 (93 years ago today):  The Bank of Bowie opened in th...
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Friday, July 26, 2013

Man Drowns on the Belair Estate

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Foxhill Lake, 1974 (photo by Arnie Miles) July 26, 1912 (101 years ago today):  Twenty-one-year-old Charles Gentile drowned in the pond ...
Tuesday, July 23, 2013

Renowned Thoroughbred Horse Trainer Sunny Jim Fitzsimmons Born

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Sunny Jim Fitzsimmons (left) and William Woodward, Sr July 23, 1874 (139 years ago today):  Renowned thoroughbred horse trainer James Ed...
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Friday, July 5, 2013

Piranha Caught at Foxhill Lake

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July 5, 1974 (39 years ago today):  Norman Albertson caught a Piranha while fishing in Foxhill Lake.  Blaine Griffith, a conservation spec...
Monday, June 24, 2013

Ground Breaking for the Bowie Race Track

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June 24, 1914 (99 years ago today):  The Southern Maryland Agricultural Association broke ground on Prince George's Park - the horse rac...
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Sunday, June 16, 2013

Bowie Baysox Play their First Game at Prince George's Stadium

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June 16, 1994 (19 years ago today):  The Bowie Baysox played their first game at Prince George's Stadium.  Memorial Stadium in Baltimo...
Sunday, May 26, 2013

Automated Telephone Exchange Goes Live in Bowie

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May 26, 1938 (75 years ago today):  The Chesapeake and Potomac Telephone Company activated Bowie's first telephone dial system.  The s...
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Thursday, May 23, 2013

Levitt Transfers Title to Belair Bath & Tennis

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May 23, 1963 (50 years ago today): The title to a seven-acre property near the Belair Mansion was transferred from Levitt & Sons to th...