10 years ago
From the Journal Tribune: “A familiar face trotted out to shortstop for the Boston Red Sox game against Anaheim Tuesday night. Former Portland Sea Dog Dustin Pedroia made his Major League debut with the big club after all of this season with Pawtucket, where he hit .305 with five home runs and 50 RBI.”
50 years ago
From the Biddeford-Saco Journal: “The Soviet Union launched an unmanned satellite, Luna 11, towards the moon today.”
100 years ago
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From the Biddeford Daily Journal: “Henry Hammond’s barn on Paris hill was struck by lightning Wednesday afternoon about 5.30 o’clock and burned to the ground, with 20 hogs and 108 two-horse loads of hay which were inside.”
— Marissa Heffernan
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