April 28
April 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 1866 Rufus McIntire, who served in the War of 1812 and was a member of Congress, dies 1902 Skowhegan Painters, Decorators and Paperhangers Union…
April 27
April 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 1795 Birth date in Newcastle of Governor (1843-1844) Edward Kavanaugh, Maine’s first Catholic governor. 1933 Maine’s received its first quota of 1,800 men for…
April 21
April 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 Incorporation of the towns of Hallowell, Vassalborough (now Vassalboro), Winslow, and Winthrop. 1836 Birth date in Waterboro of Charles…
April 25
April 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 1861 Plantation of Woodland, now a town, is officially organized 1863 Robbinston-built vessel Dictator is captured by Confederate raiders. 1906 John Knowles Paine, born…
April 24
April 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 1827 A gale and freshet strikes Maine with severe rainfall, causing damage to vessels in Portland Harbor and sending a grist mill down the…
April 23
April 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 1842 First publication of the newspaper the American in Portland, published by Thomas Todd. 1945 The U.S.S. Eagle PE-56 sinks off the coast of…
April 22
April 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 1818 Birth date in Livermore of Cadwallader C. Washburn, who moved to Wisconsin for which state he served in Congress and raised a unit…
April 21
April 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 1852 First publication of the newspaper the Weekly Nettle in Gardiner, published by William Palmer. 1887 First publication of the…
April 20
April 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 1841 The town of Dearborn, after having its land divided into six other towns, surrenders its organization and disappears from the map. 1972 First…
April 19
April 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 1775 Battle of Lexington and Concord begins the Revolutionary War, now celebrated in Maine and Massachusetts as Patriots Day 1800 …
April 18
April 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 1902 The Augusta Loomfixers’ Union , No. 330 is organized. 1902 The Augusta Carders’ Union , No. 344 is organized.…
April 17
April 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 1885 Last capital punishment double hanging in Maine 1937 In the depth of the Depression, the town of Somerville surrenders…
April 16
April 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 1841 Incorporation of the town of Patten 1945 Birth date in Portland of Thomas Allen, former Mayor of Portland and member of the U.S.…
April 15
April 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 3rd Monday Patriots Day in Maine and Massachusetts commemorates the battles of Lexington and Concord, fought near Boston in 1775. 1844…
April 14
April 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 1841 First publication of the newspaper the Calais Advertiser, published by John Jackson. 1866 U.S. Navy Secretary orders steamer Winooski to Eastport, where it…
April 13
April 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 1852 Incorporation of the town of Holden 1861 Fort Sumpter in Charleston Harbor, South Carolina falls to Confederate forces, initiating…
April 12
April 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 1812 Birth date of Samuel Freeman Hersey, member of the Maine House of Representatives, the Maine Senate, and U.S. Congress 1837 First publication of…
April 11
April 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 1783 Continental Congress Declares “Cessation of Arms” against Britain, ending the American Revolution in Maine and elsewhere. 1955 John E.…
April 10
April 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 1606 James I, King of England, signs the first charter giving a company, the Virginia Company, the right to establish colonies on…
April 9
April 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 Officially designated as Former Prisoner of War Recognition Day, which “shall commemorate, honor and recognize the courage and heroism of all former prisoners of…