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, February 7, 2014

The Four Degrees of Separation between Philip Seymour Hoffman and the Belair Mansion

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Philip Seymour Hoffman played the part of Truman Capote in the 2005 movie “Capote.” In 1975, Truman Capote wrote a short story called “L...
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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