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...that some historians consider the Baltimore riot of 1861 to be the first bloodshed of the American Civil War?

...that Dr. John Stevenson, 18th century Scottish merchant and developer of Baltimore, was known as the "American Romulus"?
...that Baltimore, Maryland has a permanent Rumor Control Center?
...that Carrollton Viaduct in Baltimore, Maryland is the world's oldest railway bridge still in use, and that its cornerstone was laid on July 4, 1828?
Carrollton Viaduct
...that 1900 was the only year in the history of Baltimore City College that no public commencement was held because the students made fun of the professors in the school's yearbook?
...that George P. Kane, Marshall of Police in Baltimore, Maryland, was imprisoned in Fort McHenry along with Mayor George William Brown and pro-South members of the city council by the Northern Army during the American Civil War?
... that Kweisi Mfume declined to be a candidate in the 1999 Baltimore mayoral election even though the state legislature changed a law specifically to allow him to run?
...that Key Highway, built to provide better access to the municipal piers in Baltimore in preparation for increased trade through the Panama Canal, is now a truck bypass of the historic Federal Hill neighborhood?
... that Baltimore Ravens assistant special teams coach Chris Hewitt was hired by Ravens head coach John Harbaugh, who had coached Hewitt as a 17-year-old freshman with the Cincinnati Bearcats?
... that the concept for the Canadian neighbourhood of Metrotown originated in Baltimore, Maryland?

... that "Foxy Ned" Hanlon (pictured), inventor of the "Baltimore chop", was "The Father of Modern Baseball"?
... that in 1896 The Sporting Life wrote of Baltimore Orioles third baseman Jim Donnelly that a "prettier or headier fielder ... would be difficult to find"?
...that Judge Henry Stump of Baltimore's circuit court was the only jurist in the history of Maryland to be removed from the bench by the Maryland General Assembly?
... that a scene in the Homicide: Life on the Street episode "Smoke Gets in Your Eyes", in which detectives convince a suspect that a copy machine is a lie detector, was based on real-life events within the Baltimore Police Department?
... that Ned Hanlon managed the Baltimore Orioles to three consecutive National League pennants?
... that John Waltz managed the Baltimore Orioles for eight games despite lacking any qualifications for the job?
... that in 1861, brothel proprietor Ann Manley rescued part of the 6th Massachusetts Regiment after it was attacked by a mob in Baltimore?

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... that Bill Ferguson who represents Baltimore City's 46th district is the youngest state senator in Maryland history?