1603 | Martin Pring explores Penobscot Bay for Bristol, England businessmen. |
1622 |
Starving Plymouth Pilgrims get supplies/food from fishermen at Damariscove Island. |
1813 |
Birth date in Livermore of Israel Washburn, Jr., member of the U. S. Congress and Governor (1861-1862). |
1816 |
Snow fell in Maine, beginning the “cold summer” of 1816. | ||
1863 | Blue Hill-built vessel Whistling Wind is captured by Confederate raiders. |
1884 |
Republican National Convention meeting in Chicago nominates James G. Blaine for President of the United States |
1899 |
Waldoboro Granite Cutters Union is Organized |
1932 |
The historic Art Deco Criterion Theater opens in Bar Harbor | ||
1905 | First forest fire lookout tower placed in operation, in Greenville | ||
2020 | President Donald J.Trump visits Maine with informal re-election campaign stops at a Covid-19 testing manufacturer in Guilford and speaks to fishermen in Bangor about barriers to their fishing grounds. |