Keywords: megaphone
Item 8169
Armistice Day, Skowhegan, 1918
Contributed by: Skowhegan History House Date: 1918-11-11 Location: Skowhegan Media: Photographic print
Item 35419
John Bapst High School Megaphone patch, Bangor, ca. 1970
Contributed by: John Bapst Memorial High School Date: circa 1970 Location: Bangor Media: Fabric
Exhibit
Following his historic flight across the Atlantic in May 1927, aviator Charles Lindbergh commenced a tour across America, greeted by cheering crowds at every stop. He was a day late for his speaking engagement in Portland, due to foggy conditions. Elise Fellows White wrote in her diary about seeing Lindbergh and his plane.
Exhibit
In 1954, November 11 became known as Veterans Day, a time to honor American veterans of all wars. The holiday originated, however, as a way to memorialize the end of World War I, November 11, 1918, and to "perpetuate peace through good will and mutual understanding between nations." Mainers were involved in World War I as soldiers, nurses, and workers on the homefront aiding the military effort.
