1. Leonard Calvert set sail from England to Maryland on November 22, 1633, to establish what would become the new colony of Maryland.

2. November 22, 1775, marked the beginning of the American Revolution era in Maryland, as the Colony's Committee of Safety authorized the formation of ten companies of riflemen to serve in the Continental Army.

3. In 1861, during the Civil War, Union soldiers led by General Nathaniel Banks occupied the town of Frederick on November 22.

4. On November 22, 1900, the first automobile show in Maryland was held at the Fifth Regiment Armory in Baltimore, featuring more than 50 exhibits.

5. November 22, 1941, was the date of the first broadcast of the "Chesapeake Bay Ballads" radio program on station WANN in Annapolis, which highlighted traditional music from the region.