In 1814 , one of these raids burned Bodily_harm the capital , but the Americans later repulsed Defending British attempts to invade Attack New York and Maryland , ending invasions from Canada into the northern and mid-Atlantic states .

A Vickers Viscount flying Motion the route crashed Catastrophe in Chase , Maryland , on May 12 , 1959 , with the loss Earnings_and_losses of all on board .

What was left Departing of the fuselage crumbled Destroying , and the craft plunged Motion_directional to the ground in rural Maryland .

The Battle Military_operation of Antietam , also known as the Battle Military_operation of Sharpsburg , particularly in the Southern United States , was a battle Military_operation of the American Civil War Military_operation , fought Hostile_encounter on September 17 , 1862 , between Confederate General Robert E. Lee 's Army of Northern Virginia and Union General George B. McClellan 's Army of the Potomac , near Sharpsburg , Maryland and Antietam Creek .

Part of the Maryland Campaign Military_operation , it was the first field army–level engagement Hostile_encounter in the Eastern Theater of the American Civil War to take place Process_start on Union soil .

After pursuing Aiming the Confederate general Robert E. Lee into Maryland , Maj. Gen. George B. McClellan of the Union Army launched Process_start attacks Attack against Lee 's army , in defensive positions behind Antietam Creek .

McClellan had halted Process_end Lee 's invasion Military_operation of Maryland , but Lee was able to withdraw Escaping his army back to Virginia without interference Hindering from the cautious McClellan .

In Maryland , the snowfall unofficially reached Arriving ; if verified Check , the total would have been the highest in the state 's history .

After Gray 's funeral Rite on April 27 , civil disorder intensified Cause_change_of_strength with looting Robbery and burning Destroying of local businesses and a CVS drug store , culminating Process_end with a state of emergency declaration Expressing_publicly by Governor Larry Hogan , Maryland National Guard deployment Arranging to Baltimore , and the establishment Creating of a curfew .

However , it was announced Expressing_publicly on October 5 , 2017 that non-criminal , internal disciplinary trials Criminal_investigation for the officers will be prosecuted by a three person-panel chaired by someone from another Maryland police agency , likely Prince George 's County , and that outside lawyer and former chair of the Baltimore City School Board Neil Duke will serve Assistance on the panel as well .

The 1987 Maryland train collision Catastrophe occurred Coming_to_be at 1:30 pm on January 4 , 1987 , on Amtrak 's Northeast Corridor main line .

The site of the crash Catastrophe was in the Chase community in eastern Baltimore County , Maryland , United States , at Gunpowder Interlocking , about northeast of Baltimore .

The engineer served Assistance four years in a Maryland prison for his role in the crash .

In 1991 , prompted Causation in large part by the Chase Maryland crash , the United States Congress took even broader action and authorized mandatory random drug-testing for all employees in `` safety-sensitive '' jobs in all industries regulated Limiting by the U.S. Department of Transportation ( DOT ) including trucking , bus carriers and rail systems .

Bruce Edwards Ivins , a scientist at the government 's biodefense labs at Fort Detrick in Frederick , Maryland , became Becoming a focus around April 4 , 2005 .

They eventually found Know refuge Preserving for the night in Brookeville , a small town in Montgomery County , Maryland , which is known today as the `` United States Capital for a Day '' .

Bladensburg Dueling Grounds is a small spit of land , a fraction of its original size , along Dueling Creek , formerly in the town of Bladensburg , Maryland , and now within the town of Colmar Manor , just to the northeast of Washington , D.C. , United States .

The Maryland Jockey Club reported Reporting a track record Recording total attendance of 123,469 , the second highest attendance Participation for American thoroughbred racing events in North America during 2014 .

The storm was responsible Imposing_obligation for 3 deaths in the United States and brought Bringing heavy rains to Louisiana , Mississippi , Alabama and Maryland .

They also played Participation 3 sold-out nights at Madison Square Garden in their hometown of New York City , and multiple nights in several other cities , including San Antonio ; Landover , Maryland ; Chicago ; Detroit ; and Providence , Rhode Island .

The two remaining slave states , Delaware and Maryland , were invited Request to join Becoming_a_member the Confederacy , but nothing substantial developed Cause_to_make_progress due Causation to intervention Preventing_or_letting by federal troops .

The cost Cost of the lost Earnings_and_losses beach near Ocean City , Maryland was estimated at over $ 10 million ( 1992 USD ) .

Washington himself rode Self_motion at the head of an army to suppress Hindering the insurgency , with 13,000 militiamen provided Supply by the governors of Virginia , Maryland , New Jersey , and Pennsylvania .

Due to uncertainty in forecasting Scrutiny Emily 's path , there were also evacuations Escaping from the coasts of Virginia , Maryland , Delaware , and Fire Island in New York .

Hazel affected Influence Virginia , Washington , D.C. , West Virginia , Maryland , Delaware , New Jersey , Pennsylvania , and New York ; it brought Bringing gusts near and caused Causation $ 281 million ( 1954 USD ) in damage Damaging .

The Battle Hostile_encounter of Harpers Ferry was fought Hostile_encounter September 12–15 , 1862 , as part of the Maryland Campaign Military_operation of the American Civil War Hostile_encounter .

As Gen. Robert E. Lee 's Confederate Collaboration army invaded Attack Maryland , a portion of his army under Maj. Gen. Thomas J .

The slim defenses Defending of the most important position , Maryland Heights , first encountered Hostile_encounter the approaching Arriving Confederates on September 12 , but only brief skirmishing Hostile_encounter ensued Coming_to_be .

During the fighting Hostile_encounter on Maryland Heights , the other Confederate Collaboration columns arrived Arriving and were astonished to see Perception_active that critical positions to the west and south of town were not defended Defending .

By the morning of September 15 , Jackson had positioned Placing nearly 50 guns on Maryland Heights and at the base of Loudoun Heights .

After processing more than 12,000 Union prisoners , Jackson 's men then rushed Motion to Sharpsburg , Maryland , to rejoin Becoming_a_member Lee for the Battle Hostile_encounter of Antietam .

The Maryland Toleration Act , also known as the Act Concerning Religion , was a law mandating Giving religious tolerance for Trinitarian Christians .

It was passed Motion_directional on April 21 , 1649 , by the assembly of the Maryland colony , in St. Mary 's City .

The Calvert family , who founded Creating Maryland partly as a refuge for English Catholics , sought enactment of the law to protect Defending Catholic settlers and those of other religions that did not conform to the dominant Anglicanism of Britain and her colonies .

The Act allowed Preventing_or_letting freedom of worship for all Trinitarian Christians in Maryland , but sentenced Legal_rulings to death anyone who denied the divinity of Jesus .

Severe weather , including extensive flooding and landslides in Mexico , and historic snowfall totals in every one of the Mid-Atlantic states , brought Bringing deaths to Mexico , New Mexico , Virginia , Pennsylvania and Maryland .

Most crippling was the widespread 20 to 35 in ( 50 to 90 cm ) of snow accumulated Come_together across southern Pennsylvania , the Eastern Panhandle of West Virginia , northern Virginia , Washington , D.C. , Maryland , Delaware , and southern New Jersey , bringing Bringing air and Interstate Highway travel to a halt Process_end .

Blizzard conditions were reported Reporting in a relatively small area of Maryland , but near-blizzard conditions occurred Presence across much of the Mid-Atlantic region .

Tatyana McFadden of Clarksville , Maryland successfully defended Defending her title with a time of 1:42:16 on the shortened Change_event_time course , and , as a result , has become Becoming not only the sole person to have ever won four major marathons in a year ( Boston , London , Chicago , and New York City ) , but also the sole person to do so two years in a row .

Elsewhere , affects Influence were minimal , though two indirect fatalities occurred Coming_to_be in North Carolina , and minor flooding Motion was reported Reporting in South Carolina , Virginia , West Virginia , Maryland , Delaware , Pennsylvania , New Jersey , and New York .

A single-day show also took place Process_start in Baltimore , Maryland , United States , on September 23 , 2006 , at the Pimlico Race Course with the Red Hot Chili Peppers and The Who .

The 2009 Virgin Mobile Festival , dubbed Name_conferral the Virgin Mobile FreeFest , was held Hold on August 30 , 2009 at the Merriweather Post Pavilion in Columbia , Maryland .

The Baltimore Marathon is the flagship race Competition of several races Competition held Hold in Baltimore , Maryland known collectively as the Baltimore Running Festival Social_event .

The competition Competition was first held in 2001 , but the city has featured marathon races Competition prior to the current incarnation : the Maryland Marathon was held from 1973 to 1980 and this evolved Coming_to_be into the Baltimore City Marathon , which was held from 1981 to 1989 .

The Maryland Jockey Club report Reporting a record crowd of 121,309 , the second highest attendance for American thoroughbred racing events in North America during 2012 .

The Maryland Jockey Club reported Reporting total attendance of 117,203 , the second highest attendance for American thoroughbred racing events in North America during 2013 .

The extratropical remnants of Josephine moved Motion along the eastern coast of the United States , producing wind gusts as strong as in St. Mary 's County and in Ocean City , Maryland .

The race was held Hold at the Pimlico Race Course in Baltimore , Maryland , on May 16 , 2015 , and was televised Communication on NBC .

The Maryland Jockey Club reported Reporting a track record total attendance of 131,680 , the second highest attendance for American thoroughbred racing events in North America during 2015 .

Because of economic problems and pressure on wages by the railroads , workers in numerous other cities , in New York , Pennsylvania and Maryland , into Illinois and Missouri , also went out Self_motion on strike .