1802 | Dedication of Massachusetts Hall, the first building erected on the Bowdoin College campus. |
1816 | Voters support statehood for Maine 12,007 to 10,382, but fail to get the 5/9 majority required by Massachusetts. |
1830 | Birth date in Lewiston of U.S. Senator (1881-1911) William P. Frye, who also served as Maine Attorney General from 1867 to 1869. |
1960 | John Kennedy is the first Democratic presidential candidate since 1932 to visit Bangor. He then travels to Presque Isle and Portland. |
1977 | Portland Press Herald notes the first Common Ground Country Fair with the headline “Fair to have Extra Features.” |