BALTIMORE CITY, MARYLAND

HISTORICAL CHRONOLOGY

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Inner Harbor, Baltimore, Maryland, September 2014. Photo by Sarah A. Hanks.

2001, April. Memorial Stadium at 33rd St. demolished.

2001, April 22. Hasim Rahman of Baltimore defeated Lennox Lewis in the fifth round to become the World Heavyweight Champion of professional boxing.

2001, May 24 - 2003, Jan. 30. Gordon R. England of Baltimore served as U.S. Secretary of the Navy.

2002. Riccardo Giacconi (1931-), The Johns Hopkins University, won Nobel Prize in Physics.

2002. PSINet Stadium renamed as Ravens Stadium after PSINet filed for bankruptcy.

2003. Baltimore Arena renamed 1st Mariner Arena.

2003. Ravens Stadium renamed M&T Bank Stadium.

2003. Peter Agre (1949-), The Johns Hopkins University, won Nobel Prize in Chemistry.

2003, Oct. 1 - 2006, Jan. 3. Gordon R. England of Baltimore served as U.S. Secretary of the Navy.

2004, March 2. Electronic voting system used during primary elections at polling places and for absentee ballots in all counties and Baltimore City.

2005, Nov. 10. Hasim Rahman of Baltimore received his second World Heavyweight Championship in professional boxing.

Reginald F. Lewis Museum of Maryland African-American History & Culture entrance, 830 East Pratt St., Baltimore, Maryland, March 2007. Photo by Diane F. Evartt.

2007, Jan 18 - 2010, Feb. 4. Sheila Dixon (Democrat), Mayor.

2009. Carol W. Greider (1961-), The Johns Hopkins University, won Nobel Prize in Medicine.

2010, Feb. 4 - 2016, Dec. 6. Stephanie C. Rawlings-Blake (Democrat), Mayor.

2010, June. Construction began on a new Memorial Stadium at location of previous park.

2010, Dec. 10. New Memorial Stadium opened as a youth park operated by Y of Central Maryland.

2011. Adam G. Riess (1969-), The Johns Hopkins University, won Novel Prize in Physics.

2011, Sept. 13. Early voting option used for first time in Baltimore municipal primary election.

2013. 1st Mariner Arena resumed former name of Baltimore Arena.

2013, Feb. 3. Baltimore Ravens won Super Bowl XLVII, defeating the San Francisco 49ers, 34-31.

2015, April 27. Violence, arson, and looting in Baltimore followed funeral for Freddie C. Gray, Jr. Maryland National Guard called in.

2015, April 29. Baltimore Orioles at Camden Yards played the Chicago White Sox with no fans present.

Maryland National Guard, Inner Harbor, Baltimore, Maryland, May 2015. Photo by Sarah A. Hanks.

2016, Dec. 6-. Catherine E. Pugh (Democrat), Mayor.

2017, Jan. 14. Gervonta Davis of Baltimore became the International Boxing Federation's Junior Lightweight Champion, defeating Jose Pedraza in the seventh round.

Maryland Army National Guard tanks, City Hall, 100 North Holliday St., Baltimore, Maryland, May 2015. Photo by Diane F. Evartt.

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