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    1. [MDFR] History Moment 8-25-15
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    3. On August 25, 1814, Captain John Brengle recruited a full company of men to fight the British at the Battle of North Point in Baltimore. This was done, reportedly, in less than four hours. On August 25, 1892, Enoch Louis Lowe, former governor of Maryland, who died August 23 in New York City, was buried in St. John's Catholic Cemetery in Frederick following services at St. John The Evangelist Roman Catholic Church. On August 25, 1933, a nor'easter raged in Frederick, dumping five inches of rain and causing another flood of the Carroll Creek through downtown. On August 25, 1975, Dr. Martha Church was installed as the first woman president of Hood College. If anyone can add information to these History Moments, or would like to suggest an item for another calendar day, please contact me privately. John W. Ashbury Wasps1965@comcast.net <mailto:Wasps1965@comcast.net>

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