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| Maryland Facts |
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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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The Maryland State House is the oldest state capitol still in continuous legislative use. |
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The town of Garrett Park, Maryland declared the first nuclear free zone in the United States in 1982, thus affirming a tradition of peacefulness that began back in 1898 when it became illegal to harm any tree or songbird within the town limits. |
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