1799 | Massachusetts Bay Colony, foreshadowing the anti-slavery movement, declares freedom of two Africans and orders their return to Africa at public expense. |
1828 |
Birth date in Linneus of Edwin C. Burleigh, Governor (1889-1892), Congressman (1897-1911), and newspaper publisher. |
1934 |
Shipwreck of the tug D. T. Sheridan in dense fog at Lobster Point on Monhegan Island. The crew was removed safely. |
1971 |
Voters in referendum approve the controversial widening of the Maine Turnpike at its southern end. |