A resident of this city named Mary Katherine Goddard printed the first signed copy of theDeclaration of Independence, as the Continental Congress had fled Philadelphia and held sessionshere in late 1776 and early 1777.
A resident of this city named Mary Katherine Goddard printed the first signed copy of theDeclaration of Independence, as the Continental Congress had fled Philadelphia and held sessionshere in late 1776 and early 1777. It elected Thomas Swann mayor in 1856 after heavy rioting in favorof the Know Nothing Party by gangs such as the Pug Uglies, Rip Raps, and Bloody Tubs. RobertRoss died near this city at a War of 1812 battle witnessed by (*) William Beanes. A Massachusettsmilitia was assaulted at Pratt Street while passing through this city in 1861, and it was the site of an allegedassassination attempt on Abraham Lincoln that the Pinkertons claimed to have averted. For 10 points, namethis city named for Lord Calvert which was the site of the defense of Fort McHenry.
A resident of this city named Mary Katherine Goddard printed the first signed copy of theDeclaration of Independence, as the Continental Congress had fled Philadelphia and held sessionshere in late 1776 and early 1777.
Baltimore, Maryland