Herbert Hoover

In May of 1929, the beloved mascot of Hyattsville High School, Billy the possum, disappears. With post season championships fast approaching and no mascot to lead their teams to victory, a contingent of Maryland students head for Washington to make a very special presidential petition.

Since opening in 1981, the National Aquarium in Baltimore has proved a popular tourist destination, an educational excursion, and a great refuge from the heat in summer months. Many people don’t know, however, that there was a smaller, more modest National Aquarium in D.C. for years before the one in Baltimore popped up.