1. In 1724, the town of Brunswick, Maine was established. It was named after the German city of Braunschweig, which was the ancestral home of King George I of Great Britain.

2. On April 26, 1775, the first naval battle of the American Revolution took place off the coast of Machias, Maine. American colonists captured a British schooner, the HMS Margaretta, and established a small navy. This event is known as the Battle of Machias.

3. In 1821, the Maine State Senate passed a bill authorizing the construction of a new State House in Augusta, the capital of Maine. The State House was completed in 1832 and is still in use today.

4. On April 26, 1925, the first rotary dial telephones were installed in Portland, Maine. Prior to this, telephones used a crank and were known as "crank phones."

5. In 1968, the Maine legislature passed a law prohibiting the sale of liquor on Sundays. The law remained in effect until 1985, when it was repealed. Today, Mainers can purchase alcohol on Sundays at stores and restaurants.