1727 | Earthquake strikes Maine at 10:40 p.m. | ||
1836 | Dedication of the historic Bingham Free Meetinghouse. | ||
1861 | Searsport-built vessel Alina, Castine-built Baron de Castine, and Bangor-built Elsinor are captured by Confederate raiders. |
1900 |
The Portland Painters, Decorators and Paperhangers’ Union , No. 237 is organized. |
1963 |
Hurricane Ginny arrives with gusts to 100 mph in Rockland. This snow hurricane causes snowfall of 6 to 18 inches in the western mountains. |
2021 | Maine CDC reports 103,671 total cases of Covid-19; confirmed (74,003) or probable (29,668) for COVID-19 (Coronavirus); 1,163 deaths to date, due to Covid-19 2,484 hospitalizations since the outbreak. Each of the 16 counties have at least 687 confirmed cases. |