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PublishedMay 13, 2020
On this date in Maine history: May 13
May 13, 1803: U.S. Navy Capt. Edward Preble (1761-1807), a Portland native, recommissions the USS Constitution – “Old Ironsides” – as his flagship during the First Barbary War. Given a promotion to commodore, Preble sets sail Aug. 14 on the Constitution, heading for the Mediterranean Sea. The painting “Bombardment of Tripoli,” by Michele Felice Corné, […]
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PublishedMay 12, 2020
National Guard, first responders salute Maine hospital workers: See the photos and video
Hospital staff, nurses and doctors at more than a dozen medical facilities took a break Tuesday to watch a flyover salute by a Maine National Guard KC-135.
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PublishedMay 12, 2020
On this date in Maine history: May 12
May 12, 1999: Linda Greenlaw’s book “The Hungry Ocean,” the first of many books by the swordfishing boat captain, is published. It remains on The New York Times bestseller list for three months. The book recounts the day-to-day perils and personality clashes that emerge during a monthlong swordfishing voyage. It describes racial prejudice, drug use, […]
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PublishedMay 11, 2020
When will nursing homes allow visits? How long can I get away with an expired car inspection?
And will there be youth sports this summer? Readers ask.
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PublishedMay 11, 2020
On this date in Maine history: May 11
May 11, 1966: The Maine Legislature passes the Allagash Wilderness Waterway statute, providing protection for northern Maine’s Allagash River, contingent on passage of a bond issue intended to supply funding for the protection. Maine voters approve the bond on Nov. 8. In 1970, the U.S. Department of the Interior designates the 92-mile, northward-flowing waterway as […]
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PublishedMay 10, 2020
On this date in Maine history: May 10, narrated by Linda and Jim Simones
May 10, 1797: Maine residents vote 2,785 to 2,412 in a referendum in favor of separation from Massachusetts. The Massachusetts General Court ignores the results, probably because of the extremely low voter turnout. Several other referendums, setbacks, delays and even an intervening war will take place before Maine statehood is achieved in 1820. May 10, […]
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PublishedMay 9, 2020
On this date in Maine history: May 9, narrated by Emma Tiedemann
May 9, 1775: With the onset of the Revolutionary War, Brunswick militiamen sneak into Falmouth (now Portland) and capture British Navy Lt. Henry Mowatt, captain of the 16-gun sloop-of-war HMS Canceaux, while he was on land. In an incident that becomes known as Thompson’s War, the Canceaux’s crew threatens to shell the city unless Mowatt […]
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PublishedMay 8, 2020
On this date in Maine history: May 8, narrated by Tom Caron
May 8, 1980: U.S. Sen. Edmund Muskie (1914-1996), a Democrat from Maine, becomes U.S. secretary of state under President Jimmy Carter. He serves until Jan. 18, 1981, two days before the end of Carter’s presidential term. Under Muskie, the State Department holds its first high-level talks with the Soviet Union, trying in vain to convince […]
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PublishedMay 7, 2020
On this date in Maine history: May 7, narrated by Suzanne Norgang
May 7, 1792: After a proposal to separate the District of Maine from Massachusetts is revived, the first districtwide vote on the issue is held. The “no” side prevails, 2,524-2,074. Proponents of separation are encouraged – they would have won if not for strong opposition in only six of the 89 towns that provided referendum […]
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PublishedMay 6, 2020
On this date in Maine history: May 6
May 6, 1964: On his only visit to Maine, the Rev. Martin Luther King Jr. (1929-1968) speaks at First Parish Church in Brunswick at the invitation of the Bowdoin Political Forum at Bowdoin College. King comes to Maine with Bayard Rustin (1912-1987), another nationally prominent civil rights leader, who was the chief organizer of the […]
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