Cromwell’s Iron Men Made Toys for Boys and Girls
When John and Elisha Stevens formed the J & E Stevens Company in Cromwell in 1843, they intended to manufacture cast-iron hardware, hammers, and a few iron toys. The success …[more]
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Grounds for Divorce – Who Knew?
June 18, 2013
… that in 1667 the colony of Connecticut passed the first divorce statute. While Connecticut was not the first to grant a divorce, it was the first to define the …[more]
Categories: Everyday Life, Law
The Automatic Gallows – Today in History
On June 18, 1895, Jabez L. Woodbridge of Wethersfield patented an automated gallows. The object of Patent No. 541,409 was “to provide an apparatus or machine by means of which …[more]
Categories: Crime and Punishment, Invention and Technology, Wethersfield
Connecticut’s “Yankee Watch” Squadron Protects the Skies Here and Abroad
June 17, 2013
Based in Orange, the 103rd Air Control Squadron of the Air National Guard is one of the oldest of its kind. Known as “Yankee Watch,” the squadron has a rich …[more]
Categories: Orange, War and Defense, World War I, World War II
Ivoryton Playhouse Opens – Today in History
On June 17, 1930, the Ivoryton Playhouse opened with a production of the play Broken Dishes, which had just closed in New York. The 19-year-old shingled structure had been opened …[more]
Categories: Arts, Essex
The League of American Wheelmen and Hartford’s Albert Pope Champion the Good Roads Movement
June 16, 2013
How the 19th-century cycling craze led to improved roads and paved the way for future federal highway construction. …[more]
