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Maine Bicentennial Moments
- The Maine Bicentennial Moments are 30-second public service announcements featuring Maine history. Each PSA includes images and documents from the Archives and other sources to highlight a particular person, place or event in Maine history. These PSAs will be aired on broadcast television throughout the State during the bicentennial commemoration period in addition to being posted online. Batches of PSAs will be released seasonally during the bicentennial commemoration period, taking viewers from Maine’s Act of Admission to the Union all the way up to modern times. Each PSA is meant to pique viewers’ interest and encourage further exploration of the topic.
Augustin Thompson/ Moxie
- Dr. Augustin Thompson, of Union, creates his “Moxie Nerve Food” in 1884. Using groundbreaking marketing techniques, Thompson’s ‘distinctively different’ elixir grows in popularity in 2005 Moxie is named the official soft drink of Maine. Moxie is now immortalized at the Matthews museum in Union and celebrated during the annual Moxie Festival in Lisbon Falls.