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Maine became the 23rd state on March 15, 1820.
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A fire destroys the Old Port area in downtown Portland.
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Maine native Melville W. Fuller becomes the Cheif Justice in the U.S. Supreme Court.
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Maine's Margaret Chase Smith becomes the first woman to be elected the U.S. Senate.
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The first actomic submarine is lauched at Kittery-Portsmouth Naval Shipyard.
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James Longley becomes the first populary elected independent governor in U.S. history
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Joan Benoit Samuelson of Freeport wins he gold in the first women's marathon event at the summer Olympic games.
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Senator George Mitchell of Watervile is named the U.S. Senate majority leader.
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Maine passes a bill to to lower the costs of prescription drugs.
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Maine passes a bill to bring low-cost health insurance to residents by 2009.
