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Three people are killed and another is injured in a mass shooting in Smithsburg, Maryland, United States.
2022-06-9

A coalition of technology companies including Facebook, Google, and Amazon, as well as the United States Chamber of Commerce, file a federal lawsuit against the U.S. state of Maryland for passing a gross revenue tax on digital ads by non-media companies. It is the first tax of its kind in the nation.
2021-02-18

Black Lives Matter protesters tear down the Statue of Christopher Columbus in Baltimore, Maryland, and throw it into the city's Inner Harbor. Baltimore City Council President Brandon Scott had previously called for the statue to be removed.
2020-07-4

After the jury fails to reach a unanimous decision, a Baltimore, Maryland, judge declares a mistrial in the trial of police officer William Porter, the first officer to be charged in the death of Freddie Gray.
2015-12-16

Hurricane Irene makes landfall in the U.S. state of North Carolina near Cape Lookout.
2011-08-27

A state of emergency is declared in a number of states including North Carolina, Maryland, Virginia, Delaware, New Jersey, New York, Pennsylvania and Connecticut as well as the city of Baltimore in the state of Maryland.
2011-08-26

New York City announces its plans to shut down subways, buses and commuter trains ahead of the likely arrival of Hurricane Irene.
2011-08-25

Hurricane Irene strengthens to Category 3 status as it heads towards The Bahamas and Turks and Caicos and then the East Coast of the United States.
2011-08-24

A senior aide and consultant to former Governor of the U.S. state of Maryland Bob Ehrlich are indicted in connection to robocalls in the 2010 Maryland gubernatorial election.
2011-06-16

The finals of the Scripps National Spelling Bee are held in the US town of Oxon Hill, Maryland with Sukanya Roy of South Abington, Pennsylvania. [https:--www.npr.org-blogs-monkeysee-2011-06-02-136888659-the-unstoppable-rightness-of-bee-ing-its-spellings-biggest-night-of-the-year (NPR)], [http:--www.mercurynews.com-news-ci_18189289 (AP via "San Jose Mercury News")]date=August 2019
2011-06-2