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Sep 1, 1524
Giovanni da Varrazzano
Giovanni da Varrazzano reaches Maine coast -
King Philips War
King Philips War which started in RI and spread to ME, is also called the 1st Indian war -
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Maine is part of Massachusetts
Maine was by 1677 part of Massachusetts. Can you belive we might have just had 49 states. -
Maine becomes the 23d state
Maine brakes away from Massachusetts and becomes it's own state -
Govenor John Fairfield declares war
Govenor John Fairfield declares war on Great Britain which is the only war a US state has declared on a foreign country -
The Webster Ashburton Treag
The border between Maine and Canada was created by the Webster Ashburton Treag -
Geranimo Surrenders
Apache leader Surrenders to US army ending the last major Indian war -
Baxter State park
Govenor purchases the land donated to create Baxter State park -
Pres. drug costs
Maine passes a bill to lower prescription drugs cost -
Fire!
A fire destroys downtown Portland
