
October 13: Connecticut’s “Food City” Gives Birth to the “Lolly Pop.” Sweet!
From world-famous pizza to the world’s first (or longest continuous source of the ) hamburger, New Haven is, bite for bite, home to more remarkable American food history than most oth…
Today in Connecticut HistoryMay 5: The First Female U.S. Patent Recipient
Even though the U.S. Patent Act of 1790 allowed American citizens to apply for patents regardless of gender, women were discouraged from doing so due to local coverture laws that made it dif…
Today in Connecticut HistoryApril 13: Eli Terry, The Man Who Made Us All Clock-watchers
Eli Terry, the man who revolutionized clock manufacturing and whose timepieces became featured objects in millions of American homes, was born in South Windsor (then a part of East Windsor),…
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