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    The Daily Kennebec Journal on Dec. 8, 1941, the day after the Japanese attack on Pearl Harbor.

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    The Oct. 16, 1947, edition of the Kennebec Journal reports on the wildfires that were overtaking part of Maine. Statewide, the fires burned more than 220,000 acres and killed 16 people.

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    The Nov. 23, 1963, edition of the Daily Kennebec Journal reports on the assassination of President John F. Kennedy in Dallas.

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    The April 5, 1968, edition of the Kennebec Journal reports the assassination of the Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. in Memphis, Tennessee, the previous day.

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    The July 21, 1969, issue of the Kennebec Journal reports the successful moon landing, complete with footprints on the front page.

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    The Nov. 5, 1980, edition of the Kennebec Journal reports on the sweeping victory of Ronald Reagan in the 1980 presidential election.

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    The Aug. 6, 1984, edition of the Kennebec Journal reports on Maine native Joan Benoit's victory in the marathon at the 1984 Summer Olympics in Los Angeles.

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    The Jan. 29, 1986, edition of the Kennebec Journal reports on the explosion of the space shuttle Challenger, 73 seconds into its flight.

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    The University of Maine men's ice hockey team returns victorious after winning the 1993 NCAA championship, as reported in the April 5, 1993, edition of the Kennebec Journal.

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    Vice President Al Gore is pictured on the front page of the Jan. 16, 1998, edition of the Kennebec Journal, as the Ice Storm begins to take its toll.

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    The Sept. 12, 2001, edition of the Kennebec Journal reports on the terrorist attacks of the previous day.

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    The front page of the Kennebec Journal on March 14, 2020, as the COVID-19 pandemic emerges.

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