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The USS Constellation is a former Civil War ship currently anchored in at Pier 1 in Baltimore's Inner Harbor. It is the last Civil War vessel still afloat and the last all-sail warship built by the Navy. Several warships have bore the name USS Constellation, but the one that is docked at Baltimore's Inner Harbor was launched in 1854 and commissioned in 1855. In addition to serving during wartime, the USS Constellation had several special assignments including in 1880 carrying relief supplies to famine victims in Ireland and in 1893 transporting works of art from Europe to the Columbian Exposition in Chicago. It became a naval training ship in the 1890s and was recommissioned in 1940 as a rel...
The USS Constellation is a former Civil War ship currently anchored in at Pier 1 in Baltimore's Inner Harbor. It is the last Civil War vessel still afloat and the last all-sail warship built by the Navy. Several warships have bore the name USS Constellation, but the one that is docked at Baltimore's Inner Harbor was launched in 1854 and commissioned in 1855. In addition to serving during wartime, the USS Constellation had several special assignments including in 1880 carrying relief supplies to famine victims in Ireland and in 1893 transporting works of art from Europe to the Columbian Exposition in Chicago. It became a naval training ship in the 1890s and was recommissioned in 1940 as a relief flagship during World War II. It was again decommissioned in 1955. Following a restoration effort completed in 1999, the USS Constellation was opened to the public for tours and a look at what life was like aboard a 19th century ship.
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Frank Buckley
Frank Buckley is co-anchor of KTLA's Emmy Award-winning signature broadcast, the KTLA Morning News. Buckley joined KTLA/CW in June 2005 from CNN where he had been a Los Angeles-based national correspondent. Within weeks of Buckley's arrival at KTLA,...Tags: Los Angeles Times, Entertainment, September 11, 2001 Attacks, Oklahoma City Bombing (1995), George Bush
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Crowmell's Memorial Day Parade Set For May 30
The Hartford CourantWhen it comes to Memorial Day, Cromwell sticks with tradition. Until 1971, America celebrated Memorial Day on May 30. That year, the federal government switched its holiday to the last Monday in May to create a three-day weekend. But Cromwell never...Tags: American Legion, Festive Events, Holidays, Memorial Day, Human Interest
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Emails show O'Malley's close ties to Perdue lawyer
A series of emails between Gov. Martin O'Malley and Perdue's corporate lawyer shows what an environmental group calls a "cozy relationship" between the two law school classmates as Maryland's chief executive weighs farm pollution regulations of concern to...Tags: Wind Power, Agricultural Research and Technology, Inner Harbor, Economy, Business and Finance, Health
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'King of the High Wire' to cross Inner Harbor
For the second time in 40 years, a member of the "Flying Wallenda" family will wow Inner Harbor crowds Wednesday with nothing between him and the murky harbor waters but a wire cable.
Self-proclaimed "King of the High Wire" Nik Wallenda will follow in...Tags: Harborplace, Inner Harbor
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Emails show close ties between O'Malley, Perdue lawyer
A series of emails between Gov. Martin O'Malley and Perdue's corporate lawyer shows what an environmental group calls a "cozy relationship" between the two law school classmates as Maryland's chief executive weighs farm pollution regulations of concern to...Tags: Wind Power, Agricultural Research and Technology, Inner Harbor, Economy, Business and Finance, Health
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Daredevil Wallenda puts on a high-wire show
He didn't fall — but it looked like he came close.
Daredevil Nik Wallenda made it nearly all the way across a wire over the Inner Harbor, stepping steadily and deliberately, when he stopped to kneel and pump his fist in the air. He was walking...Tags: Entertainment, Harborplace, Johns Hopkins University, Concerts, Inner Harbor
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Men guilty of murdering sailors in 1993
SAN DIEGO -- Two men who robbed and shot a pair of San Diego-based sailors more than 18 years ago in an area of Otay Mesa popular for after-hours drinking and bonfires were convicted Monday of first-degree murder charges. Edward Jesus Elias and...
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Rockin' in the New Year
Another New Year's Eve, another all-out celebration. Time to make plans.
The close of 2011 will feature a whole host of fun things to do both individually and as a group all throughout Baltimore come Saturday, Dec. 31.
If fireworks are your thing, you'...Tags: Entertainment, Pratt Street, America's Got Talent (tv program), Inner Harbor, New Year's Day
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Local man's documentary about Battle of Hagerstown a 'labor of love'
janeth@herald-mail.comStephen “Steve” Bockmiller wears many hats for the City of Hagerstown. The city’s development review planner and zoning administrator also is on the staff of the Historic District Commission, a good fit since one of Bockmiller’s...Tags: Towson University, Entertainment, Wars and Interventions, Waterford, Jefferson County (Pennsylvania)
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Holiday Gift Guide: Chesapeake Christmas
Make gift-giving a local endeavor this season with items that exude Chesapeake charm.
1. Boordy Vineyard's Icons of Maryland wine series have engraved labels depicting iconic Maryland wildlife such as the Baltimore oriole bird on the riesling, the...Tags: Wines, Jams and Jellies, Chesapeake Bay, Westminster (Carroll, Maryland), Book
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Playing the name game with municipal property
When I read about an effort in the Baltimore City Council to obtain corporate sponsorship for city buildings and property, I could not resist making a list of possible new appellations and potential partnerships for our town.
One of the first pieces of...Tags: Salt, Washington Monument, Weaponry, Google Inc., Charles Street
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