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On June 24,1784, in Baltimore, Maryland, 13-year old Edward Warren went airborne in the first successful manned balloon launch in the United States. |
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Babe Ruth, the Sultan of Swat, was born in Baltimore, Maryland and attended Saint Mary's Industrial School. |
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Since May 30th, 1949 the United States flag has flown continuously over the monument marking the site of Francis Scott Key's birthplace. The flag flies at Terra Rubra Farm, Carroll County, Keymar, Maryland as mandated by a Joint Resolution of Congress. |
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