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Fun facts:
Connecticut and Rhode Island never ratified the 18th Amendment (Prohibition).
Cattle branding in the United States began in Connecticut when farmers were required by law to mark all of their pigs.
Connecticut is home to the oldest U.S. newspaper still being published: The Hartford Courant, established in 1764.
Connecticut is home to the first hamburger (1895), Polaroid camera (1934), helicopter (1939), and color television (1948).
In 1937, Connecticut became the first state to issue permanent license plates for cars.
Connecticut's most important crops are dairy, poultry, forest and nursery, tobacco, vegetables and fruit.
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- 1665 - Union of New Haven Colony and Connecticut Colony is completed with capitals in both Hartford and New Haven.
www.bethany-ct.com/ historicalSociety/ bhs-facts.htm - 1687 - King James revoked charter, took colonists' legal rights; Charter Oak incident occurred
www.worldatlas.com/ webimage/ countrys/ namerica/ usstates/ cttimeln.htm - 1776 - Representatives of Connecticut Colony sign the Declaration of Independence and Connecticut becomes one of the thirteen states of the United States.
www.bethany-ct.com/ historicalSociety/ bhs-facts.htm - In 1784, the State of Connecticut passed an act for the gradual abolition of slavery
declaring all born after that period free at twenty-five years of age, and allowing masters to emancipate all between twenty-five and forty-five.
History of Norwich, Connecticut: From Its Possession by the Indians to the Year 1866 Author Frances Manwaring Caulkins Publisher By H.P. Haven, 1874 - 1788 - Federal Constitution approved; Connecticut became Nation's fifth state
www.worldatlas.com/ webimage/ countrys/ namerica/ usstates/ cttimeln.htm - 1806 - Noah Webster published first edition of his dictionary
www.worldatlas.com/ webimage/ countrys/ namerica/ usstates/ cttimeln.htm - 1815 - First steamboat on Connecticut River to Hartford
www.worldatlas.com/ webimage/ countrys/ namerica/ usstates/ cttimeln.htm - 1818 – New Connecticut Constitution is passed; Congregational Church is disestablished, and no longer receives direct town support.
www.bethany-ct.com/ historicalSociety/ bhs-facts.htm - 1832 - First Connecticut railroad incorporated
www.worldatlas.com/ webimage/ countrys/ namerica/ usstates/ cttimeln.htm - In the year 1848, slavery had entirely disappeared in Connecticut, and was declared by the Legislature extinct and forever abolished.
History of Norwich, Connecticut: From Its Possession by the Indians to the Year 1866 Author Frances Manwaring Caulkins Publisher By H.P. Haven, 1874 - 1854 - Connecticut
Connecticut, one of the original states of the American confederacy, and the most S. W. of the New England states, is bounded N. by Massachusetts, E. ...Read MORE... - 1894 - November 5 - The famous Election Day snowstorm occurred in Connecticut. As much as a foot of wet snow fell, and the snow and high winds caused great damage to wires and trees.
WeatherForYou.com - 1897 - Pope Manufacturing Co. began automobile manufacturing
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Ansonia, New Haven, Connecticut, USA
National Bank
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Bethany, New Haven, Connecticut, USA
Christ Church
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St. Mary's Church and Rectory, Branford, Conn.
Postcard- 1901 - First state to enact law regarding automobile speeds
The state of Connecticut passed the first automobile law in 1901. It set the driving speed limit at 12 miles per hour.
www.worldatlas.com/ webimage/ countrys/ namerica/ usstates/ cttimeln.htm - 1936 - Severe damages caused by flooding in Connecticut River Valley
www.worldatlas.com/ webimage/ countrys/ namerica/ usstates/ cttimeln.htm - 1937- Connecticut became the first state to issue permanent license plates for cars.
www.ereferencedesk.com/ resources/ state-facts/ connecticut.html - 1939 - First section of Wilbur Cross Parkway opened
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1942 advertisement
Reymond's is good Bread
Enriched with Vitamin -B, and other Vitamin B factors
Naugatuck Daily News
Naugatuck, Connecticut
July 2, 1942
Advertisement- February 16, 1943 - The morning low of -32 degrees at Falls Village CT established a state record, yet the afternoon high that day was 20 degrees above zero.
The Weather Channel - 1948 - Pickles must bounce
A pickle cannot be sold unless it bounces. According to a 1948 article, this law became a necessity after two scheming pickle packers tried to sell...Read MORE... - 1955 - Many killed and much property damage occurred due to heavy flooding
www.worldatlas.com/ webimage/ countrys/ namerica/ usstates/ cttimeln.htm - 1958 - 129-miles Connecticut Turnpike opened
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Old Photos, Pictures, Advertisements and Postcards from Connecticut, USA
Connecticut, USA
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Ansonia, New Haven, Connecticut, USA
National Bank
Connecticut, USA
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Bethany, New Haven, Connecticut, USA
Christ Church
Connecticut, USA
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St. Mary's Church and Rectory, Branford, Conn.
Connecticut, USA
Advertisement
1942 advertisement
Reymond's is good Bread
Enriched with Vitamin -B, and other Vitamin B factors
Naugatuck Daily News
Naugatuck, Connecticut
July 2, 1942
History, News and Stories of Connecticut, USA
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Connecticut, Where We've Come From, Who We Are.
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1665 - Union of New Haven Colony and Connecticut Colony is completed with capitals in both Hartford and New Haven.
www.bethany-ct.com/ historicalSociety/ bhs-facts.htm
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1687 - King James revoked charter, took colonists' legal rights; Charter Oak incident occurred
www.worldatlas.com/ webimage/ countrys/ namerica/ usstates/ cttimeln.htm
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1776 - Representatives of Connecticut Colony sign the Declaration of Independence and Connecticut becomes one of the thirteen states of the United States.
www.bethany-ct.com/ historicalSociety/ bhs-facts.htm
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In 1784, the State of Connecticut passed an act for the gradual abolition of slavery
declaring all born after that period free at twenty-five years of age, and allowing masters to emancipate all between twenty-five and forty-five.
History of Norwich, Connecticut: From Its Possession by the Indians to the Year 1866 Author Frances Manwaring Caulkins Publisher By H.P. Haven, 1874
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1788 - Federal Constitution approved; Connecticut became Nation's fifth state
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1806 - Noah Webster published first edition of his dictionary
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1815 - First steamboat on Connecticut River to Hartford
www.worldatlas.com/ webimage/ countrys/ namerica/ usstates/ cttimeln.htm
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1818 – New Connecticut Constitution is passed; Congregational Church is disestablished, and no longer receives direct town support.
www.bethany-ct.com/ historicalSociety/ bhs-facts.htm
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1832 - First Connecticut railroad incorporated
www.worldatlas.com/ webimage/ countrys/ namerica/ usstates/ cttimeln.htm
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In the year 1848, slavery had entirely disappeared in Connecticut, and was declared by the Legislature extinct and forever abolished.
History of Norwich, Connecticut: From Its Possession by the Indians to the Year 1866 Author Frances Manwaring Caulkins Publisher By H.P. Haven, 1874
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1854 - Connecticut
Connecticut, one of the original states of the American confederacy, and the most S. W. of the New England states, is bounded N. by Massachusetts, E. ... Read MORE...
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1858 - Charter Oak Tree felled during storm
The Charter Oak History
Timothy L. McKee (www.youtube.com)
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1894 - November 5 - The famous Election Day snowstorm occurred in Connecticut. As much as a foot of wet snow fell, and the snow and high winds caused great damage to wires and trees.
WeatherForYou.com
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1897 - Pope Manufacturing Co. began automobile manufacturing
www.worldatlas.com/ webimage/ countrys/ namerica/ usstates/ cttimeln.htm
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1901 - First state to enact law regarding automobile speeds
The state of Connecticut passed the first automobile law in 1901. It set the driving speed limit at 12 miles per hour.
www.worldatlas.com/ webimage/ countrys/ namerica/ usstates/ cttimeln.htm
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1936 - Severe damages caused by flooding in Connecticut River Valley
www.worldatlas.com/ webimage/ countrys/ namerica/ usstates/ cttimeln.htm
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1937- Connecticut became the first state to issue permanent license plates for cars.
www.ereferencedesk.com/ resources/ state-facts/ connecticut.html
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1938 - Hurricane caused loss of lives, much property damage; first section of Merritt Parkway opened
The Great Hurricane of 1938 - History Channel (www.youtube.com)
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1939 - First section of Wilbur Cross Parkway opened
www.worldatlas.com/ webimage/ countrys/ namerica/ usstates/ cttimeln.htm
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February 16, 1943 - The morning low of -32 degrees at Falls Village CT established a state record, yet the afternoon high that day was 20 degrees above zero.
The Weather Channel
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1948 - Pickles must bounce
A pickle cannot be sold unless it bounces. According to a 1948 article, this law became a necessity after two scheming pickle packers tried to sell... Read MORE...
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1955 - Many killed and much property damage occurred due to heavy flooding
www.worldatlas.com/ webimage/ countrys/ namerica/ usstates/ cttimeln.htm
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1958 - 129-miles Connecticut Turnpike opened
www.worldatlas.com/ webimage/ countrys/ namerica/ usstates/ cttimeln.htm
Connecticut, USA Genealogy
Genealogy Resources for Connecticut
Connecticut History Pages Online (www.colonialct.uconn.edu)Early Connecticut Probate Records
Ancestry® Connecticut Department of Health. Connecticut Death Index, 1949-2001 [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: The Generations Network, Inc., 2003.
Timeline of Connecticut History
A Gazetteer of the States of Connecticut and Rhode-Island: Written with Care and Impartiality, from Original and Authentic Materials : Consisting of Two Parts ... with an Accurate and Improved Map of Each State Authors John Chauncey Pease, John Milton Niles Publisher W.S. Marsh, 1819
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