1832 | First publication of the newspaper the National Republican in Saco published by Dow & Marble. |
1871 |
Birth date on Indian Island of baseball player Louis Frances Sockalexis, after whom the Cleveland Indians were named. | ||
1918 | The influenza at Swan’s Island is serious. There are 260 cases out of a population of 800, and 10 deaths. The only doctor on the island, Dr. Gage, assigned to government duty, asked to be relieved to return to the island and care for the sufferers.
Maine’s Health Commissioner, states that in general, the influenza conditions are improving in Maine, but small towns on the coast and Aroostook are hard hit. |
1985 |
First publication of the newspaper the Waldo Independent in Belfast published by The Waldo Independent, Inc. |