June 19
June 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 1778 Incorporation of the town of Gray 1809 Incorporation of the town of Whitefield 1814 After several days of intense rain, floods sweep away…
June 18
June 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 1788 Incorporation of the towns of Canaan, Fairfield, Greene, and Norridgewock 1798 Birth date of Leonard Norcross, inventor of an early diving suit 1812…
June 17
June 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 1767 Incorporation of the town of Lebanon 1797 Incorporation of the town of Harrington 1816 Incorporation of the town of Dexter 1867 Birth date…
June 16
June 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 1809 Incorporation of the town of Calais 1923 Birth date of U.S. Congressman (1961-1963) Peter Garland. 1956 First B-52 Bomber arrives at Loring Air…
June 15
June 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 1803 Incorporation of the town of Harmony 1805 Incorporation of the town of Newry 1955 City of Bangor is evacuated as part of a…
June 14
June 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 1811 Birth date of Harriet Beecher Stowe, author of Uncle Tom’s Cabin, which she wrote while living in Brunswick from 1850-1852. 1813 Incorporation of…
June 13
June 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 1716 Incorporation of the town of Georgetown 1722 In the first violence of the 4th Indian War, nine families were seized on the northern…
June 12
June 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 1762 Incorporation of the town of Windham 1775 The British ship Margaretta was captured by Maine citizens in Machias, preventing the British from getting…
June 11
June 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 1813 Incorporation of the town of Freedom 1900 Bangor Carpenters and Joiners Union is organized 1903 Shipwreck in thick fog and rain of the…
June 10
June 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 1715 The new owner of the Pejepscot purchase petitioned the Massachusetts General Court for approval and support to create three new towns: Brunswick, Topsham,…
June 9
June 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 1713 Incorporation of the town of Berwick 1820 Legislature adopts the design of the official State Seal. 1836 Birth date in Turner of U.S.…
June 8
June 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 “The 2nd Sunday in June shall be designated Seamen’s Memorial Day and the Governor shall annually issue a proclamation inviting and urging the people…
June 7
June 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 1860 Benjamin White, a member of Congress, and of the Maine House of Representatives, and a teacher in Montville, dies in Montville. 1893 Birth…
June 6
June 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 1603 Martin Pring explores Penobscot Bay for Bristol, England businessmen. 1622 Starving Plymouth Pilgrims get supplies/food from fishermen at Damariscove Island. 1813 Birth date…
June 5
June 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 1851 First installment of Uncle Tom’s Cabin, written in Brunswick by Harriet Beecher Stowe, is published in the National Era. 1863 Damariscotta-built vessel Talisman…
June 4
June 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 1605 George Weymouth kidnaps five Indians to England as he explores the Maine coast. 1919 Former Governor, State Senator and State Representative William T.…
June 3
June 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 1848 Incorporation of the Town of Mansel (now Tremont). 1861 Rockland-built vessel Joseph is captured by Confederate raiders. 1940 Margaret Chase Smith wins special…
June 2
June 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 1771 In probably the earliest patriotic incident in Maine, a Maine militia captures the Arundel sloop Polly (which had been seized by the British…
June 1
June 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 The first full week in June of each year is designated by law as Maine Clean Water Week. (1 MRSA Chapter 5) The first…
May 31
May 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 1607 Popham colonists set sail from Plymouth England. 1634 Massachsetts Bay annexes Maine colony, claiming Massachusetts’ colonial charter extends into Maine. [https://www.onthisday.com/countries/usa/maine] 1893…