Let’s learn about the 50 States: one at a time – Maryland

Maryland became the Seventh State on April 28, 1788. 

It was given the nickname of the Old-Line State and Free State.

Maryland’s state motto is: "Fatti Maschii Parole Femine" (translated as "Manly deeds, Womanly words," though now commonly expressed as: "Strong Deeds, Gentle Words"). 

State Flower is:  The Black-Eyed Susan (Rudbeckia hirta).

Maryland’s state bird is The Baltimore Oriole.

The first successful passenger balloon flight in the United States took place in Baltimore on June 24, 1784. It is said that a 13-year-old boy from Baltimore embarked in this balloon since it was too small to carry its creator.

The first post office in the United States was created in Baltimore, Maryland, in 1774.

The Guinness World Record for the largest crab cake was set in Maryland. It weighed a whopping 305.18 pounds (138.42 kg) and had a diameter of 3 feet 6 inches (1.07 meters).