1. In 1798, Maine Governor Increase Sumner proclaimed October 24th as a day of thanksgiving and prayer throughout the state, in celebration of the recent ratification of the US Constitution by South Carolina.

2. On October 24, 1861, Maine Senator William Pitt Fessenden gave a fiery speech in the US Senate denouncing President Abraham Lincoln's policy of withholding habeas corpus rights during the Civil War.

3. In 1896, Maine Governor Llewellyn Powers signed a law designating the white pine cone and tassel as the official state flower. The decision was controversial at the time, as some argued that the flower was too common and lacked beauty.

4. On October 24, 1929, the stock market crash that triggered the Great Depression reached its lowest point, with the Dow Jones Industrial Average falling to a record low of 230.07. The event had a profound impact on Maine's economy, as the state was heavily reliant on the lumber and paper industries.

5. In 1947, Maine resident and former Marine George F. Grant was awarded a patent for inventing the golf tee. Grant's design, made from a simple piece of wood with a pointed end, revolutionized the game of golf and remains in use today.