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The Islamic movement Hamas, which controls Gaza, emerged during the first intifada, which began in 1987, says Ambassador Philip Wilcox, former chief of mission and U.S. consul general in Jerusalem. Wilcox says the group grew in strength by presenting itself as a clean alternative to Yasser Arafat's Fatah movement.

By Jamyla Williamshttp://stream.publicbroadcasting.net/production/mp3/delmarva/local-delmarva-950451.mp3Salisbury, MD – San Domingo School, which lies…

BALTIMORE (AP) - A new museum exhibit explores the history of the banjo in Baltimore, home to the first U.S. banjo factory.The exhibit is called "Making…

He's been called the King of Venereal Horror. He directed the films M. Butterfly, The Fly, Dead Ringers and Naked Lunch, all of which tell a story of sexually deviant behavior. In the film Crash he continued the theme, combining sex and car wrecks. His new film A History of Violence is a psychological thriller about one man's potential for violence.

HAGERSTOWN, Md. (AP) - The University System of Maryland campus in Hagerstown is displaying an unusual piece of Civil War history.It's a hotel guest…

ANNAPOLIS, Md. (AP) - A Maryland commission on lynchings that were committed in the state is holding its first meeting.The Maryland Lynching Truth and…

Tom Terrell has a review of a new boxed set of reggae music that spans 1960-1975. The four CDs include music from top artists such as The Wailers and Jimmy Cliff, and lesser-known singers from reggae's early beginnings.

ANNAPOLIS, Md. (AP) - A historical marker acknowledging five lynchings in one Maryland county has been unveiled in the state's capital city. The Capital…

Veteran newsman Robert Trout has the second of two reports about the history of the Republican party, through his own reporting on the last 17 conventions over a period of nearly seventy years. Today, Trout picks up in the late 1940's and early 1950's, and the fight between moderates and conservatives -- between the forces of Dwight D. Eisenhower and Robert A. Taft. Eisenhower won. But the pendulum swung back in the 1960's with the nomination of Barry Goldwater. Ultimately, Trout points out that the struggle between moderate and conservative still marks party proceedings today.