1. On April 7, 1827, Maryland became the first state to require free public education for all children between the ages of 5 and 20.

2. In 1865, on April 7, the infamous Lincoln assassination conspirators were arrested at the Surratt boarding house in Prince George's County, Maryland.

3. April 7, 1948, marked the historic opening of the Chesapeake Bay Bridge, connecting Maryland’s eastern and western shores and providing a major transportation link for the region.

4. On April 7, 1961, the Baltimore Orioles played their first game at Memorial Stadium, defeating the Chicago White Sox 3-1.

5. Maryland native and Pulitzer Prize-winning author, David McCullough, was born on April 7, 1933 in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, but grew up in the Washington, D.C. suburb of Silver Spring, Maryland.