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William Woodward, Sr., Owner of Belair Dies at Home in New York City
Belair Mansion, September, 2012September 25, 1953 (59 years ago today): William Woodward, Sr., owner of the Belair Mansion and Belair Stud Farm, died at his home in New York City at the age of 77. He...
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Horse Racing Begins at Prince George's Park in Bowie
Bowie Race Track, 1973 (Photo by Arnie Miles)October 1, 1914 (98 years ago today): Cardigan beat Ischgabibble by a head to win the first horse race ever held at the newly built Prince George's Park in...
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Sniper Shoots Student at Benjamin Tasker Middle School
October 7, 2002 (10 years ago today): Thirteen-year-old Iran Brown was shot by the "Beltway Snipers" after his aunt dropped him off at the Benjamin Tasker Middle School in Bowie. Brown's aunt, a...
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Model Homes Open at Levitt's Belair at Bowie Development
October 8, 1960 (52 years ago today): The model homes for Levitt & Sons' Belair at Bowie housing development opened to the public off U.S. Route 50 on Sussex Lane in Bowie. People waiting to see...
View ArticleLifetime Bowie Resident Gabriel "Flick" Nalley Passes Away at 95
Lifetime Bowie resident Gabriel “Flick” Nalley passed away this week. He was 95. My condolences go out to the Nalley and Kuciemba families. Family members lost a father, an uncle, a grandfather and a...
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15-Year-Old Steals and Crashes Plane at Freeway Airport
Piper Cherokee wreckage at Freeway Airport (Photo by Arnie Miles)January 12, 1975 (38 years ago today): A 15-year-old boy suffered a broken collar bone and bruises to his face after he stole an...
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Ice Skating at Bowie's Foxhill Lake in 1969
Foxhill Lake, January 24, 2013January 26, 1969 (44 years ago today): The Washington Post published "Take Note: Washington's Winter Fun," an article about sledding, skating and other winter activities...
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Six People Killed and Scores Hurt in Bowie Train Derailment
Railroad ties along the former Bowie Race Track Spur, November 23, 2012 February 2, 1961 (52 years ago today): Six people died and scores were injured when a train carrying more than 300 passengers...
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Snowmageddon Dumps More than Two Feet of Snow on Bowie
February 6, 2010 (3 years ago today): Snowmageddon dumped 25 1/2 inches of snow on Bowie. The snow started Friday night, February 5th, and lasted until late in the afternoon on Saturday, February 6th....
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A Record Turnout for Open Day at the Bowie Race Track
February 8, 1958 (55 years ago today): A record 17,971 horse racing fans descended on the Bowie Race Track for what was the earliest opening day at the track at that time. Nearly one thousand of the...
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Snow Storm Forces Horse Racing Fans to Sleep at Bowie Race Track
Bowie Race Track, February 23, 1958, Baltimore Sun February 15, 1958 (55 years ago today): Eighteen inches of snow fell on Bowie, causing a massive traffic jam, and forcing hundreds of horse racing...
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Camel, Buffalo, Zebu and Llama Race in Bowie
Walk a MileFebruary 25, 1972 (41 years ago today): The Noah's Ark Animal Race was held at the Bowie Race Track, featuring a camel, buffalo, llama and a zebu (a single-humped cow from Asia).Two camels...
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Nixon and Hoover visit the Bowie Race Track
Nixon and Hoover at the Bowie Race Track, March 7, 1959 (Washington Post)March 7, 1959 (54 years ago today): Vice President Richard Nixon and FBI Director J. Edgar Hoover joined a crowd of more than...
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Belair Village by Levitt and Sons
March 8, 1969 (44 years ago today): This Levitt and Sons ad for Belair Village appeared in the newspaper. The following text accompanied the ad:Brand-new at Belair Village, this spacious colonial has...
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Mystery Boat Appears in Bowie Race Track Infield
Cabin Cruiser in the lake in the infield (The Baltimore Sun)March 9, 1955 (58 years ago today): At dawn, a boat became visible in the lake on the infield at the Bowie Race Track. No one knew how it...
View ArticleBowie part of a food desert or looking for more variety?
NBC4's Prince George's County Bureau Chief Tracee Wilkins filed a news report on efforts to bring grocery stores to Prince George's County. In particular, she looked at Bowie's efforts to bring Trader...
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Gallant Fox, second Triple Crown Winner, Foaled at Clairborne Farm
William Woodward, Sr. leads Gallant Fox and jockey Earl Sande at Belmont in 1930March 23, 1927 (86 years ago today): Gallant Fox, the second horse to win the Triple Crown, was foaled (born) at the...
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Omaha, third Triple Crown Winner, Foaled at Clairborne Farm
Omaha and jockey Willie "Smokey" Saunders at Belmont in 1935March 24, 1932 (81 years ago today): Omaha, son of Gallant Fox, was foaled at the Claiborne Farm in Kentucky. Omaha would go on to win the...
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Pac Man Graffiti Artist Takes on City Hall
After an eight month hiatus, the Pac Man graffiti artist struck again - this time taking on City Hall - literally. City workers found a freshly painted Pac Man on the front of the two-year-old Bowie...
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No More Fourth of July Fireworks at Allen Pond
Fourth of July Revelers Dance at Allen Pond Park, July 4, 2011Bowie Living has learned that the days of watching 4th of July fireworks at Allen Pond are over. Future City of Bowie Fourth of July...
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