The Baltimore City College is a public college-preparatory high school in Baltimore, Maryland, U.S. The City College curriculum includes the International Baccalaureate Programme and emphasizes study in the classics and liberal arts. Baltimore City College is a magnet school, and admission to City College is competitive. Applicants from Baltimore and the surrounding area are evaluated using a combination of grades and standardized test scores. Established in 1839 as an all-male institution, City College is the third oldest public high school in the United States, predated by the English High School of Boston (1829) and the Central High School of Philadelphia (1836). The school was located in three different buildings in downtown Baltimore before relocating in 1928 to its current campus at 33rd Street and The Alameda. Following an extensive renovation of the school's main building in 1978, the school became coeducational. City College is a National Blue Ribbon School of Excellence (1999–2000), one of only two public secondary schools in Baltimore City to receive the award. In the May 2007 Newsweek report on the top 1200 schools in the US, City College ranked 258.

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1794:

The Glorious First of June , the first and largest fleet action of the naval conflict between the Kingdom of Great Britain and the First French Republic during the French Revolutionary Wars, was fought. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Glorious_First_of_June

1813:

War of 1812: Mortally wounded during a battle against the Royal Navy frigate HMS Shannon, American naval commander James Lawrence of the USS Chesapeake ordered his crew "Don't give up the ship!", today a popular battle cry. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Capture_of_USS_Chesapeake

1831:

British naval officer and explorer James Clark Ross successfully led the first expedition to reach the North Magnetic Pole. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/James_Clark_Ross

1943:

Eight German Junkers Ju 88s shot down British Overseas Airways Corporation Flight 777 over the Bay of Biscay off the coast of Spain and France, killing actor Leslie Howard and several other notable passengers. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/BOAC_Flight_777

2001:

Crown Prince Dipendra of Nepal killed King Birendra and several members of the Shah royal family in a shooting spree at the Narayanhity Royal Palace in Kathmandu. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nepalese_royal_massacre

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sinecure (n): A position that requires no work but still gives an ample payment; a cushy job http://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/sinecure

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If the mind is to emerge unscathed from this relentless struggle with the unforeseen, two qualities are indispensable: first, an intellect that, even in the darkest hour, retains some glimmerings of the inner light which leads to truth; and second, the courage to follow this faint light wherever it may lead. --Carl von Clausewitz http://en.wikiquote.org/wiki/Carl_von_Clausewitz