1775 | Benedict Arnold expedition to Quebec enters the Kennebec River and reaches Swan Island. |
1868 |
University of Maine opens with twelve students and two faculty members. |
1903 | Augusta Federal Labor Union organized for workers not eligible to join another union | ||
1918 | 10 nurses from Central Maine General Hospital in Lewiston left for Camp Devens on the train. 6,000 cases of Spanish influenza are reported in the camp. Auburn boy in the camp writes that the disease has spread through the entire camp. | ||
1938 |
New England hurricane causes $135,000 in damage in Maine. |
1947 |
Birth date in Portland of Bangor horror novelist Stephen King. |