1776 | American Declaration of Independence issued |
1786 | Incorporation of the town of Portland | ||
1804 | Birth date of Nathaniel Hawthorne, author and resident of Casco | ||
1827 | John Baker defiantly raises an American flag at the confluence of Baker Brook and the St. John River in the disputed boundary area between Maine and Canada, an early prelude to the Aroostook War. |
1829 | Cornerstone for Capitol Building in Augusta laid. | ||
1861 | Milbridge-built vessel Cuba and Machias-built Machias are captured by Confederate raiders. |
1866 | One-third of Portland is destroyed by fire. Thousands are homeless with $12 million in property losses. | ||
1891 | Hannibal Hamlin, Congressman, Governor and U.S. Senator (1857-1861;1869-1881), and the only Maine person to be U.S. Vice-President, dies. |
1899 | Dorothea Dix Park in Hampden is dedicated. |
1924 | Ku Klux Klan marches fifty members strong, in white uniforms, pointed hats, and masks, in the Brewer Independence Day parade. |