On September 21, 1832, a cholera epidemic raged in Frederick County. On September 21, 1888, Samuel Thomas, a 15-year-old colored youth who worked at the McMurray Packing Company on West South Street in Frederick, was severely injured when several other young workers decided to play a trick on him by pretending to hang him. The injuries were so severe that he died the next day. On September 21, 1961, ground was broken for the Provincial House, home of The Southeast Province of The Daughters of Charity in Emmitsburg. 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 (wasps65@earthlink.net)