1851 | First installment of Uncle Tom’s Cabin, written in Brunswick by Harriet Beecher Stowe, is published in the National Era. | ||
1863 | Damariscotta-built vessel Talisman is captured by Confederate raiders in the Civil War. |
1880 |
First known issue of the newspaper the Portland Saturday Phonograph by Julius Matthews |
1896 |
First publication of the newspaper the Bethel News by D. Ellingwood |
1941 |
Birthdate in Eagle Lake of long-time Speaker of the Maine House of Representatives John L. Martin. |