1845 | Birth date in Thorndike of Alden J. Blethen, founder of the Seattle Times newspaper company, which now owns Blethen Maine Newspapers. |
1933 | Steamship City of Bangor sinks in East Boston near the wharf to which she was tied in retirement. It plied the Boston to Bangor route 1894-1924. |
1946 | In 0 to 12 degree weather, and 35 mile-per-hour gusts, 21 inches of snow fall on Portland. |