1804 | Charles Turner, Jr. and a party of eleven make first recorded climb of Mount Katahdin. |
1864 | Birth date of John Andrew Peters, member of the U.S. Congress and the Board of Trustees of Bowdoin College.
Thomaston-built vessel Glenavon is captured by Confederate raiders. |
1898 |
Spanish American War, sparked by the sinking of the U.S. S. Maine, ends |