June

Merritt Parkway Creates Scenic Gateway to New England

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Henry Ward Beecher, a Preacher with Political Clout

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The Rose King of America Transformed Cromwell’s Landscape

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Private vs. Public Property – Today in History: June 23

John Howe Makes a Better Pin – Today in History: June 22

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The Automatic Gallows – Today in History: June 18

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Ivoryton Playhouse Opens – Today in History: June 17

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The Blake Rock Crusher – Today in History: June 15

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East Haddam Swing Bridge – Today in History: June 14

Harriet Beecher Stowe Born – Today in History: June 14

The Platt Amendment – Today in History: June 12

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Hooker’s Journey to Hartford

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USS George Washington Launched – Today in History: June 9

Bridge Ornaments Help Tell the Legend of the Windham Frog Fight

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Nathan Hale: The Man and the Legend

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Thomas Hall’s Electric Block Railroad Signal – Today in History: June 7

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Samuel Colt and Elizabeth Jarvis Marry – Today in History: June 5

The State Cantata – Today in History: June 3

Elizabeth Park’s Rose Garden: June is Busting Out All Over

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Hilda Crosby Standish, Early Proponent of Women’s Reproductive Health

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Malcolm X in Hartford: “Our Mission is Not Violence but Freedom”

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The 42-Day Income Tax

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The Most Famous American in the World

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Furniture Caster Patented – Today in History: June 30

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Deadly Fire at Gulliver’s – Today in History: June 30

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Murder on the Map: The Mysterious Death of Captain George M. Colvocoresses

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Educator Sarah Pierce Born – Today in History: June 26

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Henry Ward Beecher Born – Today in History: June 24

Connecticut’s War Governor, William A. Buckingham

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Samuel L. Clemens Receives Scrap-book Patent – Who Knew?

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Oliver Cromwell Launched – Today in History: June 13

Flying High with Early Dirigible

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Christopher Leffingwell Born – Today in History: June 11

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A Connecticut Home That Dates Back to the 1600s!

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Academy Graduates First African American Student – Today in History: June 8

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Griswold v. Connecticut – Today in History: June 7

First Human Test of a Nylon Parachute – Today in History: June 6

Uncle Tom’s Cabin Begins Serialization – Today in History: June 5

The Lemon Law – Today in History: June 4

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Parking Authority Created in New Haven – Today in History: June 2

Helen Keller Dies – Today in History: June 1

The Connecticut River

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Hamilton Wrecks Aeroplane – Today in History: April 22

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The Northern Student Movement

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Lydia Sherman: The Derby Poisoner

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A Successful Lawyer and Politician Who Never Went to College

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Defending Connecticut: Fortifying New London Against the British in 1812

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Noble Jerome’s Clock Patent Model

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The War Connecticut Hated

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Daring World War II Escape of a Bethany Soldier

Sarah Bernhardt Performs in Hartford – Today in History: June 8

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American Painter John Trumbull Born – Today in History: June 6

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Video – Rosalind Russell Tribute Film

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Mianus River Bridge Collapses – Today in History: June 28

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Benedict Arnold died in London, England – Today in History: June 14

The Bazooka Changes War – Today in History: June 14

Hamilton Breaks Air Records – Today in History: June 13

Video – Helen Keller Tribute Film

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Ebenezer Bassett’s Historic Journey

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Taking on the State: Griswold v. Connecticut

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Hidden Nearby: Two Monuments to Sportsmen at Housatonic Meadows State Park

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Christopher Miner Spencer, 19th-century Arms Manufacturer

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Nathan Starr’s Cutlass Fought the War of 1812

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Windsor Engineers Success

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Harriet Beecher Stowe, Uncle Tom’s Cabin Published 1852

The Frost House Once Offered Travelers a Warm Welcome

Mad about Shad: Connecticut’s Love Affair with an Oily Fish

Medicine Woman Gladys Tantaquidgeon and Mohegan Cultural Renewal

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A Voice for Veterans: A Civil War era ‘Whistle-Blower’ – Who Knew?

Charles Ritchel and the Dirigible

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Amasa Goodyear and Son Re-Invent Naugatuck

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D-Day – Today in History: June 6

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