From Sikniktuk to Kent

From Sikniktuk to Kent

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... In 1960, Lucia Cormier was the Democratic nominee for Maine for the United States Senate, running against Margaret Chase Smith, who ultimately won. This was the first all-female Senate election in US history. ...

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... In addition, in 1928, an amendment to the Customs Act allowed police to chase some rum-runners (those with Canadian registrations) up to 12 nautical miles offshore, rather than three nautical miles. ...