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 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 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 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 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 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 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 20
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 1793 Incorporation of the town of Paris 1794 Incorporation of the town of New Sharon 1803 Incorporation of the towns of Albany, Industry, and…
June 21
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 1760 Cumberland and Lincoln counties established from York County 1765 Incorporation of the town of Bristol 1788 U.S. Constitution in force as New Hampshire…
June 22
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 1799 Incorporation of the town of Thompsonborough, now Lisbon 1803 Incorporation of the towns of Rome and Wilton 1804 Incorporation of the towns of…
June 23
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 1799 Incorporation of the town of Machias 1803 Incorporation of the towns of Baldwin, Lincolnville, and Waterville 1804 Incorporation of the towns of East…
June 24
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 Saint Jean-Baptiste Day to “commemorate the feast of Saint John the Baptist as an important observance and show of appreciation for the significant cultural,…
June 25
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 Major-General Henry Knox Day. Officially designated to honor Major-General Henry Knox, of Thomaston, Revolutionary War general and hero, and Secretary of War under President…
June 26
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 1793 Birth date of Joseph Hall, U.S. Congress member who lived in Camden, serving as postmaster there, later an unsuccessful candidate for Mayor of…
June 27
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 1683 Incorporation of the town of North Yarmouth 1792 Incorporation of the town of Buckstown, now Bucksport 1863 Maine came under enemy attack as…
June 28
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 1792 Incorporation of the town of Mount Vernon 1829 Incorporation of the town of Appleton 1863 Bath-built vessel City of Bath is captured by…
June 29
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 1792 Incorporation of the towns of Belfast and Waldoborough, now Waldoboro 1972 Birth date of Samantha R. Smith, who gained fame as a young…
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 30
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 1846 Incorporation of the town of Marshfield 1858 Birth date in Bowdoinham of Robert Browne (R. B.) Hall, renowned composer, conductor and player of…
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.…