1. In 1950, the first Thanksgiving Day Parade was held in Baltimore, Maryland. The parade became an annual tradition and is now known as the Baltimore Christmas Parade.

2. In 1863, Maryland voters ratified a new state constitution that abolished slavery. The new constitution also extended voting rights to all white males and established a system of free public education.

3. On November 2, 1947, the first televised football game was played at Baltimore's Memorial Stadium. The game featured the University of Maryland and the University of Pennsylvania and was broadcast on local TV station WJZ.

4. In 1974, Maryland native Frank Perdue, founder of Perdue Farms, debuted his famous "It takes a tough man to make a tender chicken" advertising campaign. The campaign helped make Perdue Farms one of the largest poultry producers in the world.

5. On November 2, 2010, Democrat Martin O'Malley was re-elected as Governor of Maryland, defeating Republican challenger Bob Ehrlich. O'Malley went on to serve two terms as governor, from 2007 to 2015.