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    1. [MDFR] History Moment - 8-20-12
    2. John Ashbury
    3. On August 20, 1895, Dr. Ira L. Baldwin, who selected Camp Detrick as the site for the biological and chemical warfare research center of the U. S. Army, was born. He died August 9, 1999, in Tucson, AZ. On August 20, 1921, a dispute between Harry C. Wachter, a tenant farmer, and George Young, his employer, was settled with a handshake according to The Frederick Post. Two days earlier Wachter had received 15 lashes from a whip wielded by Sheriff William O. Wertenbaker for assaulting his wife. 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 [email protected]

    08/19/2012 11:40:18