This Day in Maine features more than 600 news items plucked from the remarkable history of The Pine Tree State. Author Joseph Owen highlights defining events such as wars, fires, storms, and pandemics, but also spotlights the athletes, politicians, entrepreneurs, artists, and other people who have shaped the state's singular identity, including Joshua Lawrence Chamberlain, L.L. Bean, Samantha Smith, and more. The story of Maine is a compelling journey through time and it is told here just like it unfolded-day-by-day.