Maine became the 23rd state to join the United States of America.
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Canada's last-ever sighting of the Eastern Cougar was found in Ontario.
Julius Wolff supplied the first canned sardines from Maine, USA.
Earmuffs were patented.
The Titanic of New England, the SS Portland, sunk off the coast of Maine.
Three Americans made the first successful Atlantic Ocean crossing by hot air balloon.
