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The story of "Diamond" Jim Brady, a man with an enormous appetite, a love of diamonds, and a very generous spirit.

In 1816, Marianne Patterson, while married to Robert Patterson of Baltimore, captures the heart of the Duke of Wellington.

The story behind the hit song and its tie to Baltimore.

In 1902, Joe Gans, a black boxer from Baltimore, became Lightweight Champion of the World.

On November 11, 1918, Henry Gunther, a young soldier from East Baltimore with German heritage, was the last man to die in "The War to End All Wars."

In the early years of the 20th century, "Diamond Jim" Brady was a man of enormous appetites, for food, entertainment, and, of course, diamonds.

While he was imprisoned at Point Lookout in Southern Maryland during the Civil War, poet, musician, and Confederate soldier Sidney Lanier soothed himself…

In 1840, William Gilmor held a tournament, replete with jousting, a quintain, and gusts clad in Medieval garb, at his Vineyard estate in Baltimore.

After moving to New York in 1890, the Preakness Stakes made its triumphant return to Pimlico in 1909.

In the early 18th century, Thomas Cresap, one of Western Maryland's most notorious residents, did things his way along the Maryland - Pennsylvania border.

In April, 1860, Harriet Tubman fought to free Charles Nalle, an escaped slave from Maryland who had made his way to Troy, New York, which had a strong…

In 1951, Joseph E. Holmes, once known as "The Dinnertime Burglar" for robbing homes whilst families were dining, got a new nickname after he tunneled his…

In his early days as a young newspaper reporter, H. L. Mencken and his colleagues often embellished their stories, adding and perfecting details over…

In 1861, as the Civil War began, Roger B. Taney fights to free John Merryman from a cell in Fort McHenry, where he was being held after the suspension of…

In 1816, a global series of volcanic eruptions sent a cloud of ash and volcanic dust across the Northern hemisphere with catastrophic results.

On July 3, 1863, Confederate officer Henry Kyd Douglas was wounded just south of Gettysburg and became first a patient and then a prisoner of Union troops…