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Blizzard of ’88 Shuts Greenwich Off from Outside World
…Greenwich Historical Society A storm of wind and rain began on Sunday night, March 11, 1888. The temperature dropped rapidly. Before daylight Monday, a blizzard was in full progress. By…
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The Blizzard of 1888 – Today in History: March 11
On Sunday, March 11, 1888, a blizzard came unexpectedly to the northeastern United States. A cloudy and rainy day toward the end of winter took a turn for the worse…
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Blizzard Halts Mail Delivery – Today in History: February 7
On February 7, 1978, the US Postal Service was unable to deliver mail to many Connecticut residents for the first time in almost 40 years. The culprit was a blizzard…
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Blizzard of 1888 Devastates State
By Jeannine Henderson-Shifflett Sunday, March 11, began as an unseasonably warm day but, as the day turned to evening, the weather turned colder. As the snow started to fall, optimistic…
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Weather
From headline-making events, such as blizzards, tornados, and droughts, to the prevailing climactic conditions that helped make the Connecticut River Valley suitable for growing a specialty crop like shade tobacco,…
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America’s First Woman Governor: Ella Grasso, 1919-1981
…inauguration of the Connecticut State Lottery in 1976 helped turn things around. Grasso’s timely, personal and hands-on response to the Blizzard of 1978 solidified her popularity and resulted in a…
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