On the morning of August 10, 1813 residents of Saint Michaels, Maryland, having been forewarned of a British attack hoisted lanterns to the masts of ships and in the tops of the trees. The height of light caused cannons to overshoot the town.
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Channel 67 broadcast Maryland's first public television programs on October 5, 1969.
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The National Aquarium is located in Baltimore, Maryland's Inner Harbor.