On October 12, 1803, Samuel Knox, first principal of The Frederick Academy, resigned. He was replaced on March 10, 1804, by Dennis Levy. On October 12, 1808, Jacob Keller, who practiced medicine in Middletown, was born. He died March 16, 1874. On October 12, 1837, Osborne Ingle, who would become rector of All Saints Episcopal Church in 1866 and serve until 1909, was born in Washington, D.C. He was the son of John P. and Susan H. Baker Ingle. On October 12, 1853, the first "fair" held by The Agricultural Club of Frederick began on the Barracks Grounds on South Market Street. On October 12, 1864, Chief Justice of the United States Roger Brooke Taney, a former resident of Frederick, died in Washington, D.C. He was buried in the graveyard of St. John The Evangelist Roman Catholic Church between East Third and East Fourth Streets in Frederick, next to his mother - Monica Taney. On October 12, 1864, 2-day citizens' voting began on proposed revisions to The Maryland Constitution which included the abolition of slavery. The proposals passed and became effective on November 1. On October 12, 1871, Horace Greeley attended "the eleventh annual exhibition of our Agricultural Society," The Great Frederick Fair. On October 12, 1880, President Rutherford B. Hayes, who was wounded at The Battle of South Mountain and recovered from his injuries in Middletown, visited The Frederick Fair for the second time. On October 12, 1900, former U. S. Vice President Adlai E. Stevenson, candidate on The Democratic Party ticket with William Jennings Bryan for his old office, visited The Frederick Fair. On October 12, 1915, the first of several services were conducted in celebration of the rededication of Grace Reformed Church on East Second Street in Frederick. On October 12, 1940, the cornerstone was laid at Hood College for The Joseph Henry Apple, Jr., Library, named for the first president of the institution he served for 41 years. On October 12, 1972, an announcement was made of the sale of The Francis Scott Key Hotel by Loyola Federal Savings and Loan to Norman W. Todd, former president of Todd Steel, Inc., in Point of Rocks. On October 12, 1990, Arnold Delauter became the first black person to be honored by The Community Foundation of Frederick County for service to the community. Mr. Delauter had received the first annual citizenship award from the Kiwanis Club of Frederick in 1968. On October 12, 1996, Peter Arnett, a correspondent for the Cable News Network (CNN) was the keynote speaker at the centennial celebration of the War Correspondents Arch at Gapland State Park near Burkittsville. Arnett covered the first Gulf War (Desert Storm) for the network. 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]