On August 16, 1818, the trial of the Reverend Jacob Gruber for sedition and incitement to revolt began in Frederick with Roger Brooke Taney as one of his defense attorneys. On August 16, 1852, Dr. John B. Brawner, who was later the physician to both Mt. Saint Mary's College and St. Joseph's Academy in Emmitsburg, was born in Virginia. On August 16, 1853, the first house built in Frederick, at the corner of East Patrick Street and Maxwell Avenue (today), was torn down. On August 16, 1911, Dr. Steiner Schley, a prominent Frederick pharmacist, died. 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)