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Connecticut History

By kcraft

  • Yale

    Yale
    In 1701 Yale Universiy is founded.

  • Constitution

    Constitution
    Connecticut was the 5th state to ratify the U.S. Constitution.

  • Eli Whitney

    Eli Whitney
    Eli Whitney invents the cotton gin.

  • Hartford

    Hartford
    Hartford is recognized as the insurance capital of the world.

  • Ella Grasso

    Ella Grasso
    Ella Grasso becomes the first woman to be elected governor.

  • Thirman Milner

    Thirman Milner
    African American Thirman Milner is elected mayor of Hartford.

  • Congress

    Congress
    Reapportionment Commission creates five Congressional districts due to national population shifts identified in the 2000 census.

  • Aircraft

    Aircraft
    Terrorists hijack four U.S. Aircrafts and crash them into the World Trade Center.

  • U.S.

    U.S.
    The U.S. and coalition forces invade Iraq

  • Jodi Rell

    Jodi Rell
    Jodi Rell becomes governor after John Rowland is forced to resign in an ethics scandal.