1775 | Benedict Arnold expedition reaches Skowhegan and makes camp. |
1872 |
Ephraim K. Smart, a member of the Maine House of Representatives, the Maine Senate, and the U.S. Congress, dies |
1888 | Henry Wadsworth Longfellow monument is unveiled in Portland | ||
1899 | Bricklayers, Masons and Plasterers Union of Augusta is organized | ||
2000 |
Elijah Lovejoy, killed by a pro-slavery mob in 1837, is inducted into the Maine Press Hall of Fame |