1. In 1833, the first issue of the "Eastern Democrat" newspaper was published in Bath, Maine. The paper was a weekly publication that covered local news and events in the area.

2. On June 2, 1850, the Maine State Temperance Society held its annual convention in Portland. The society was dedicated to promoting temperance and abstinence from alcohol.

3. In 1863, the Battle of Fairfax Station took place during the American Civil War. The 5th Maine Volunteer Infantry Regiment was part of the Union army's defense of Washington, D.C. and fought against Confederate soldiers in Virginia.

4. On June 2, 1914, the first organized baseball game was played at Fenway Park in Boston, which is located just a few miles from the Maine border. The Boston Red Sox defeated the New York Yankees 3-1 in the game.

5. In 1952, the USS Maine (SSBN-741) was launched from the Portsmouth Naval Shipyard in Kittery, Maine. The submarine was the first of the U.S. Navy's Ohio-class ballistic missile submarines and was part of the country's nuclear deterrence strategy during the Cold War.