On July 29, 1819, Historian James A. McSherry, who wrote the first History Of Maryland, was born in Littlestown, PA. On July 29, 1839, Milton G. Urner, first president of the Frederick County Bar Association, was born near Libertytown. He died February 9, 1926. On July 29, 1869, ground was broken to connect the Baltimore & Ohio and Pennsylvania railroads. 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)