1788 | Incorporation of the towns of Canaan, Fairfield, Greene, and Norridgewock |
1798 |
Birth date of Leonard Norcross, inventor of an early diving suit |
1812 |
U.S. Congress declares war on Britain in protest over interference in our shipping. |
1818 |
Birth date of Joseph R. Bodwell, Governor of Maine in 1887 and self-made businessman who made his fortune in quarrying. |
1864 |
Joshua L. Chamberlain is severely wounded at Petersburg, Virginia, leading an attack on a Confederate position. |