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The day in pictures around the world.
Emma Patti Harris 0 Comment Daily Brief, World
The day in pictures around the world.
Jon Sham 0 Comment Maryland, Video Clarksville, horse rides, howard county, picnic
Photographer Jen Rynda spent some time at the 136th annual Clarksville Picnic over the weekend, which featured farm animals, food, carnival rides, face painting and fun.
Patrick Maynard 0 Comment The Baltimore Sun Czech Republic, Leoš Janáček, Moravia, Music festivals, Romanticism
Celebrating the home of a revered musician
Jon Sham 0 Comment Maryland, The Baltimore Sun, Video Baltimore, catonsville, Catonsville chairs, Catonsville Fourth of July, Fourth of July, Independence Day
What’s in a chair? They’ve got four legs (usually), a flat surface, perhaps a back, maybe a cushion if you’re lucky. But in Catonsville around the Fourth of July, a chair is so much more: it’s a stake-out spot for the beloved Independence Day parade along Frederick Road. Each year hundreds, or perhaps thousands, of chairs are set up on the parade route, often days and weeks in advance. Baltimore Sun Media Group video intern Anastasia Champ takes a look into the tradition of Catonsville’s Independence Day in the video below.
Matt Bracken 0 Comment Sports, The Baltimore Sun, World Cup
Players celebrate their most defining moment in the World Cup – scoring a goal.
Jerry Jackson 0 Comment Daily Brief Brazil, England, Germany, India, Israel, Philippines
The day in pictures around the world.
The Baltimore Sun 0 Comment From the Vault, Nation, Retrospective, The Baltimore Sun
Fifty years ago this week the Civil Rights Act of 1964 voided all discriminatory laws (de jure segregation) in the public arena. It went a step further than each of its predecessors of 1866, 1871, 1875, 1957 and 1960 by outlawing racial segregation in schools, the workplace and other public spaces. Considered the most important act in its lineage, ponder for a moment the fact that America, land of the free, required at least five more acts of congress to even begin moving toward equality for all.
For those keeping score at home, there was the Voting Rights Act of 1965, and Civil Rights bills passed in 1968 (Fair Housing), 1987 (featuring an override of President Reagan’s veto), 1990 (job discrimination), and 1991 (right to trial by jury in discrimination cases).
It’s important to remember and celebrate this important legislation. But equally important is to remember the struggle that led to it, the people behind the scenes, and what came after. To commemorate this anniversary, Joe Tropea, the Curator of Films & Photographs, and Digital Projects Coordinator at the Maryland Historical Society, selected photographs from three MdHS collections (Paul Henderson, Richard Childress, and Theodore McKeldin) that highlight the struggle, high and low points, and remind us of what it means to be human.
Jerry Jackson 0 Comment Sports, World Cup
Belgium defeats the United States 2-1 in an extra time nail biter.
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Jerry Jackson 0 Comment Sports, World Cup
Argentina defeats Switzerland 1-0 in extra time for a spot in the quarter finals.