| Event Date: | Event Title: | Event Description: | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 01/01/1614 | Discovered | Adriaen Block explored the CT River and landed in the Hartford area. | |
| 01/01/1630 | English Puritan Settlements | Settlements created in the 1630s in Windsor, Wethersfield, and Hartford by the English Puritans. | |
| 01/01/1633 | Forts Built | The Dutch build forts and a trading post along the CT River in Hartford. | |
| 01/01/1636 | Hartford is Founded | Hartford is founded in 1636 by Thomas Hooker. | |
| 01/01/1639 | Connecticut Colony | Settlements formed the Connecticut Colony under the Fundamental Orders. John Haynes is the first governor. | |
| 01/01/1643 | New England Confederation | CT joins the New England Confederation. | |
| 01/01/1718 | Yale | Yale, formerly the Collegiate School, opens. | |
| 01/01/1764 | The Hartford Courant | The Hartford Courant is the oldest newspaper in continuous existence in the U.S. | |
| 01/01/1773 | Newgate Prison | Newgate Prison, the first prison in CT opens. | |
| 01/01/1776 | Declaration of Independence | CT supports the Declaration of Independence. | |
| 01/01/1784 | Law School | The first law school in the US was started in Litchfield. | |
| 01/09/1788 | Officially a State | CT was the fifth state to join the union. | |
| 01/01/1795 | Insurance | First CT insurance company opened. | |
| 01/01/1806 | Dictionary | Noah Webster published his dictionary. He included many new words, and even started making some of the changes from English to American English. | |
| 01/01/1817 | The School for the Deaf | The School for the Deaf is founded by Thomas Gallaudet in Hartford. The school is currently in West Hartford. | |
| 01/01/1828 | Farmington Canal | Farmington Canal opened. | |
| 01/01/1842 | Art Museum | The Wadsworth Atheneum opened, making it the first art museum to open in the United States that was not exclusively for the upper class. | |
| 01/01/1848 | The End of Slavery | Slavery was abolished in CT. | |
| 01/01/1849 | First Teachers College | The first teachers college was opened. It is now called Central CT State University. | |
| 01/01/1881 | Storrs Agricultural College | Storrs Agricultural College opened. It is now UCONN. | |
| 01/01/1889 | Pay Phone | The first pay phone was installed in a bank in Hartford. | |
| 01/01/1901 | Speed Limit | The first law in CT was passed about speed limits. | |
| 01/01/1907 | Troop 1 | First CT Boy Scout Troop was created (Troop 1) in East Hartford. | |
| 01/01/1944 | Circus Fire | 137 people died in the Ringling Brothers circus tent fire. | |
| 01/01/1974 | Ella T. Grasso | Ella Grasso was the first female governor in CT. |
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