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17 Aug 1978
Three Americans made the first successful Atlantic Ocean crossing by hot air balloon.
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26 Nov 1898
The Titanic of New England, the SS Portland, sunk off the coast of Maine.
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4 Jan 1884
Canada's last-ever sighting of the Eastern Cougar was found in Ontario.
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13 Mar 1877
Earmuffs were patented.
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17 Feb 1876
Julius Wolff supplied the first canned sardines from Maine, USA.
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15 Mar 1820
Maine became the 23rd state to join the United States of America.
