Maine's History By maisie4-y Mar 28, 1524 The first eurpoean explorer reached Maine Apr 20, 1675 King Philip's war is fought The King Philip's war is fought Apr 20, 1677 Maine become part of Massachusetts Apr 21, 1807 Henry Wadsworth Longfellow was born Mar 15, 1820 Maine becomes a state Mar 21, 1822 The tourmaline gemstone mine was founded Apr 21, 1860 Milton Bradley started creating board games Mar 24, 1882 Henry Wadsworth Longfellow died Mar 1, 1894 The first railroad was built Jul 11, 1899 E.B. White was born Feb 24, 1909 the state flag was made Oct 1, 1985 E.B. White Died Apr 21, 2006 Maine was ranked 2nd for best maple syrup
