25th Anniversary

The University of Maryland Baltimore County, which celebrates its 25th anniversary today, is proof that an institution has a life of its own, sometimes outlasting and outperforming the people who operate it.Back in 1966, Mayor McKeldin and Del. Julian Lapides were right: The state put economy ahead of sensible planning when it opted for building an undergraduate campus on state-owned land in Catonsville instead of downtown, next to the university's professional...

Really perceptive readers of the daily sports page no doubt noted that this year constitutes the 50th anniversary of the 1941 baseball season. This was brought home to us almost daily with blow-by-blow accounts of Joe DiMaggio's famed 56-game hitting streak running from May to July.A subplot accompanying Joltin' Joe's exploits, one given just cursory mention, is the season Ted Williams turned in. While DiMaggio was hitting for an average of .408 during his blitz, Teddy Ballgame batted just two points lower than that for the entire season, the last player to hit .400.