colony timeline connecticut

By nelsonc88

  • dutch explore connecticut river

    dutch explore connecticut river
    dutch explore connecticut river
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    connecticut

  • William Holmes to found a trading post

    William Holmes to found a trading post
    Plymouth company sends William Holmes to found a trading post

  • first english

    first english
    first english arrive in connecticut

  • thomas hooker foumds hartford

    thomas hooker foumds hartford
    thomas hooker comes from massachucets founds hartford

  • john Winthrop gets charter for Connecticut

    john Winthrop gets charter for Connecticut
    john Winthrop gets charter for Connecticut

  • salem witchcraft trials

    salem witchcraft trials
    salem witchcraft trials

  • several thousand minute men rush to Lexington

    several thousand minute men rush to Lexington
    several thousand minute men rush to Lexington

  • British troops raid new haven

    British troops raid new haven
    British troops raid new haven

  • Eli Whitney produces his first Federal musket contract

    Eli Whitney produces his first Federal musket contract
    Eli Whitney produces his first Federal musket contract

  • Noah Webster creates first important English dictionary

    Noah Webster creates first important English dictionary
    Noah Webster creates first important English dictionary in america

  • first man to set foot on Antarctica

    first man to set foot on Antarctica
    Captain John Davis of New Haven becomes first man to set foot on Antarctica

  • Revolver patented

    Revolver patented
    Revolver patented by Samuel Colt

  • vulcanizing process for rubber develops

    vulcanizing process for rubber develops
    Charles Goodyear develops vulcanizing process for rubber

  • Slavery abolished in Connecticut

    Slavery abolished in Connecticut
    Slavery abolished in Connecticut

  • Lincoln speaks in several Connecticut cities

    Lincoln speaks in several Connecticut cities
    Lincoln speaks in several Connecticut cities

  • first telephone exchange

    first telephone exchange
    first telephone exchange in the world is opened in New Haven

  • first US Navy submarine constructed

    first US Navy submarine constructed
    first US Navy submarine constructed

  • First American state law regulating speed limits

    First American state law regulating speed limits
    connecticut is the First American state law regulating speed limits

  • 67,000 Connecticut men serve in World War I

    67,000 Connecticut men serve in World War I
    67,000 Connecticut men serve in World War I

  • 210,000 Connecticut citizens served in World War II

    210,000 Connecticut citizens served in World War II
    210,000 Connecticut citizens served in World War II

  • worlds first atomic submarine

    worlds first atomic submarine
    worlds first atomic submarine the Nautilus launched at Groton

  • New Constitution approved by voters

    New Constitution approved by voters
    New Constitution approved by voters

  • 65 residents of Connecticut killed in 911 attacks

    65 residents of Connecticut killed in 911 attacks
    65 residents of Connecticut killed in 911 attacks

  • Power plant explosion in Middletown killed five people

    Power plant explosion in Middletown killed five people
    Power plant explosion in Middletown killed five people