Category Archives: Decades

“America’s Got Talent” Auditions Lulu, A Plump Pole Dancer From Hanover, Maryland

By Sam Sessa (The Baltimore Sun, 6/5/2012) Lulu, a pleasantly plump pole dancer from Hanover, Md., made quite the splash last night on “America’s Got Talent,” shimmying and writhing up her pole and eventually landing in a jaw-dropping split. …One … Continue reading

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Accused Maryland Cannibal’s Online Postings Show Him In War Paint

By Justin Fenton (The Baltimore Sun, 6/1/2012) For an image to accompany his “Warrior Syndicate” Internet radio show, alleged cannibal Alexander Kinyua apparently chose a photo of his face covered in green and white war paint. The show, he said, … Continue reading

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National Bohemian Beer by the Keg, National Brewing Company

Maryland Historical Society Photographs National Bohemian beer by the keg, National Brewing Company O’Donnell Street and Conkling Street, Baltimore 1946 A. Aubrey Bodine (1906-1970) 5 x 7 inch negative Baltimore City Life Museum Collection Maryland Historical Society B815 E The National … Continue reading

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Tootsie Roll Month for the Mentally Retarded

Times do change. In the past “Tootsie Roll Month” materials mentioned the “mentally retarded” and “God’s Special Children” but now the yearly event benefits children with intellectual disabilities.

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