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In 1701 Yale Universiy is founded.
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Connecticut was the 5th state to ratify the U.S. Constitution.
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Eli Whitney invents the cotton gin.
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Hartford is recognized as the insurance capital of the world.
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Ella Grasso becomes the first woman to be elected governor.
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African American Thirman Milner is elected mayor of Hartford.
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Reapportionment Commission creates five Congressional districts due to national population shifts identified in the 2000 census.
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Terrorists hijack four U.S. Aircrafts and crash them into the World Trade Center.
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The U.S. and coalition forces invade Iraq
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Jodi Rell becomes governor after John Rowland is forced to resign in an ethics scandal.
