History

One of the most beautiful places in the world is right in our backyard and next week starts a big celebration. Next Friday, July 8, will mark the 100th anniversary of the founding of Acadia National Park.

In the Peanuts comic strip, today's strip has Snoopy swimming by iron crosses in the water, wearing an army helmet, with the caption June 6, 1944 "To Remember." Today marks the 72nd Anniversary of the D-Day Invasion at Normandy, which took place June 6th, 1944...

The history of Ellsworth isn't complete without mentioning "The Fire". Unfortunately there isn't anyone alive anymore who can give a first hand account of the fire in 1933 that destroyed 130 homes and buildings.

National Pearl Harbor Remembrance Day is observed on December 7 to remember and honor all those who died in the attack on Pearl Harbor on December 7, 1941.

Today marks the 47th Anniversary of man’s first landing on the moon. It’s funny, because I know exactly where I was. I was at Yankee Stadium with my father, watching the Yankees playing the Washington Senators. They stopped the game, and had a moment of silence as they had announced that Apollo 11 had successfully landed on the moon...

Most of us were not alive when this happened, but we should pay attention and recognize the day. Today, May 8, 1945, 70 years ago, the war in Europe officially ended, as the Allies celebrated their victory over Germany and Italy in World War II...

35 Years ago, the United States Hockey team pulled off one of  the biggest upsets in Olympic history, defeating the Russian Hockey team 4-3 in Lake Placid, New York in the 1980 Winter Olympics. It was a game that vaulted Al Michaels to stardom with his hockey call "Do You Believe in Miracles...

January 28, 1986, Space Shuttle Challenger exploded live on television. On board were Mission Specialist Ellison S. Onizuka, Teacher-in-Space participant Sharon Christa McAuliffe, Payload Specialist Greg Jarvis and mission specialist Judy Resnick  Pilot Mike Smith, commander Dick Scobee and mission specialist Ron McNair...

Eleven years ago tonight, it was a memorable night in Boston Red Sox history! It was the night that Curt Schilling pitched with his tendon sewed to the bone, in the Bloody Sock game! Your browser does not support iframes. It was the night also that A-Rod slapped Bronson Arroyo's glove in an attempt to knock the ball away and reach first base Watch and relive a great night in Red Sox history... Rea

The year was 1982, and a ten year old girl from Manchester, Maine, wrote a letter to the newly appointed General Secretary of the USSR Yuri Andropov. In the letter, Samantha Smith wrote; " Dear Mr. Andropov,My name is Samantha Smith. I am ten years old...