December 25
December 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 1862 Joshua Hall of Frankfort, legislator and Governor of Maine in 1830, elected by the Legislature after 49 ballots, dies. 1886 Shipwreck of…
December 24
December 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 1799 Birth date of Stephen C. Foster in Machias, member of the Maine House of Representatives, the Maine Senate and the U.S. Congress…
December 23
December 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 1831 First publication of the weekly newspaper Age in Augusta, published by I. Berry & Company.
December 22
December 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 1864 Governor (1844, 1847-1850) John W. Dana, a Democrat who later moved to South America to become a sheep farmer, dies near Buenos…
December 21
December 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 Chester Greenwood Day to recognize the inventor of earmuffs and “commemorate and honor Chester Greenwood, whose inventive genius and native ability, which contributed…
December 20
December 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 1872 George P. Putnam, born in Brunswick in 1814, dies. His popular Putnam’s Monthly Magazine helped establish G. P. Putnam and Sons publishing…
December 19
December 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 1784 Birth date of Rufus McIntire, member of the U.S. Congress, the Maine House of Representatives, and U.S. Marshall for Maine 1855 First…
December 18
December 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 1947 Last publication of the 66 year-old newspaper Messenger in Deer Isle, published by William L. Robbins.
December 17
December 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 1858 First publication of the newspaper Bethel Courier, published by Cady & Smith. 1970 Almost 23 inches of snow drop on Portland over…
December 16
December 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 Half the original number of Popham colonists return to England because of a shortage of supplies and food. 1835 Maine U.S. Representative…
December 15
December 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 1725 “Dummer’s Treaty” is signed by four sagamores representing the eastern Indian tribes, agreeing to peace and to the authority of the English.…
December 14
December 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 1897 Birth date in Skowhegan of Republican U.S. Senator (1949-1973) Margaret Chase Smith and officially designated as Margaret Chase Smith Day, which “shall…
December 13
December 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 1825 The “Great Fire of 1825” destroys a substantial portion of Brunswick, including 33 buildings – two of them textile mills. 1835 Birth…
December 12
December 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 1831 Birth date of Seth L. Milliken, member of the Maine House of Representatives and the U.S. Congress, and clerk of the Maine…
December 11
December 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 1816 Shipwreck of the Nottingham Galley on Boon Island where survivors spent 25 days before rescued. 1816 Incorporation of the towns of Corinna…
December 10
December 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 1816 Incorporation of the town of Brooks.
December 9
December 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 1787 Birth date of Thomas Davee, member of the Maine House of Representatives, the Maine Senate and the U.S. Congress, and served as…
December 8
December 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 1787 Birth date in Dresden of David Kidder, a member of the U.S. Congress and an attorney who practiced in Skowhegan 1835 Benjamin…
December 7
December 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 1941 Attack on Pearl Harbor, beginning active U.S. involvement in World War II. 1952 Birth date in Caribou of U. S. Senator Susan…
December 6
December 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 1915 Shipwreck of the three masted schooner William L. Elkins off Cape Elizabeth during a northeast gale. 1931 Kate Furbush, noted botanist and…