Today in #Connecticut History, October 12: Amidst Cries of “Foul Play,” Connecticut’s 1st Written Constitution Goes Into Effect
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October 12: Amidst Cries of “Foul Play,” Connecticut’s 1st Written Constitution Goes Into Effect
Today in 1818, Gov. Oliver Wolcott issued a Proclamation declaring the new state Constitution approved and ratified, and henceforth “the supreme law of the State.” The proclamati…