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'''1788''' (April 28) Maryland officially became a state in the Union by ratifying the Constitution. | '''1788''' (April 28) Maryland officially became a state in the Union by ratifying the Constitution. | ||
'''1791:''' Maryland ceded sixty square miles for the [[District of Columbia|District of Columbia]]. | '''1791:''' Maryland ceded sixty square miles for the [[District of Columbia Genealogy|District of Columbia]]. | ||
'''1802:''' The property qualification for voting in local elections was removed. | '''1802:''' The property qualification for voting in local elections was removed. | ||
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'''1864:''' Remaining slaves in Maryland were emancipated. | '''1864:''' Remaining slaves in Maryland were emancipated. | ||
'''1865-1875:''' [[African American Research|African Americans]], often former slaves from the South, flooded into the [[District of Columbia|District of Columbia]] and Baltimore looking for work at the end of the Civil War. | '''1865-1875:''' [[African American Research|African Americans]], often former slaves from the South, flooded into the [[District of Columbia Genealogy|District of Columbia]] and Baltimore looking for work at the end of the Civil War. | ||
'''1904:''' {{wpd|Great Baltimore Fire}} left 35,000 without jobs. <ref>{{BaltFire}}</ref> | '''1904:''' {{wpd|Great Baltimore Fire}} left 35,000 without jobs. <ref>{{BaltFire}}</ref> | ||