CT History NewsJul 23, 2023

Today in #Connecticut History, July 23: Abby Smith, Who Refused To Be Cowed

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July 23: Abby Smith, Who Refused To Be Cowed

    Today in 1879, Abigail “Abby” Hadassah Smith, — who achieved instant national fame at age 76 because of the way she responded to the man who took her cows — passed away at her …

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CT History NewsApr 1, 2023

Today in #Connecticut History, April 1: The First Pulitzer-Prize Winning Political Cartoonist

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April 1: The First Pulitzer-Prize Winning Political Cartoonist

    As the first political cartoonist ever to win a Pulitzer Prize, Clarence Daniel “C. D.” Batchelor thought having been born on April Fool’s Day (in 1888) was appropriate to his calling. The…

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