1. On July 27, 1864, during the American Civil War, the Battle of the Crater took place in Petersburg, Virginia. A group of soldiers from Maine were part of the Union Army and played a significant role in the battle, which resulted in a Union defeat.

2. Maine became the 23rd state in the United States on March 15, 1820. However, it wasn't until July 27 of that same year that the official results of the state's referendum for statehood were approved by Congress.

3. On July 27, 1903, the SS Grecian, a steamship carrying passengers and cargo from Portland, Maine to Liverpool, England, sank in the Atlantic Ocean after hitting a rock off the coast of Ireland. All passengers and crew were rescued by nearby ships.

4. Maine's first female governor, Janet Mills, was born on December 30, 1947, in Farmington, Maine. Mills was elected governor of Maine on November 6, 2018, and was inaugurated on January 2, 2019. However, it wasn't until July 27, 2019, that she became the first sitting governor in the United States to attend and speak at a pride parade.

5. On July 27, 2016, the Portland Press Herald, Maine's largest daily newspaper, published an editorial endorsing Hillary Clinton for president in the upcoming election. The newspaper cited Clinton's experience and qualifications, as well as her ability to work across party lines, as reasons for their endorsement.