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Nov 20, 1500
Pequot settle in Conneticut area
Peqouts Indians settle there before colonists arrive. -
Founded as a colony
One of the most famous early Connecticut settlers, the Reverend Thomas Hooker, traveled from Massachusetts with a group of colonists. They founded the town of Hartford, which soon became an important center of government and trade -
Trouble began between the settlers and the Pequot Indians
Settlers began taking Indian land by force and that made indians very mad -
John Winthrop went to England to get charter
He went there to get a charter to begin trade. -
Conneticans fight in King Phillips War
1675 King Phillips War -
Height of religious "Great Awakening"
This religios movment was at its peek. -
First Gun Powder Mill in Connecticut
This moment was a part of the reson that they won the Revenlutionary War. -
Independence
Now apart of The United States of America and not Britian -
Benedict Arnold's attack upon New London
results in massacre at Ft. Griswold. -
Brass industry began
Good economic industry for Conneticut -
Noah Webster published first edition of his dictionary
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First steamboat on Connecticut River
Traveling on the Conneticut River is much easier -
Slavery abolished in Connecticut
Lincoln passes law to abolish slavery -
First telephone exchange in world opened in New Haven
Now easier to comunicate in Conneticut -
Deadly Hurricane
Devistating Hurricane hits the coast of Conneticut -
Ringling Brothers Circus tent fire
This fire killed 168 people and animals in Hartford -
First woman to be elected Governor of Connecticut
Ella Grasso elected the first woman govener of Conneticut -
First Woman Elected Lieutenant Governor in Connecticut
Eunice Groark first Lieutenant Governor -
Connecticens killed in September 11 attacks
65 residents of Connecticut killed in September 11 attacks -
Civil unions granted to same-sex couples
Civil unions granted to same-sex couples -
Legendary actor, Paul Newman, died
Paul Newman, died -
Power plant explosion near Middletown
Power plant explosion near Middletown killed at least five, injured 12 -
Winter storm caused major disruptions
Winter storm caused major disruptions in travel, power outages
