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Electric Boat: From Innovation Trials to WWII Submarine Leadership

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Connecticut’s Black Civil War Regiment

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Bradley Airport’s Military Origins

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Jack Brutus, Connecticut War Dog – Who Knew?

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Connecticut Residents Did Not Let Veterans Day “Go Commercial.”

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Colonel Ruth A. Lucas: Literary Advocate

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Benedict Arnold Turns and Burns New London

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Fame and Infamy for the Hulls of Derby

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Maritime History: The Founding of the United States Coast Guard Academy

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Daring World War II Escape of a Bethany Soldier

Oldest Cavalry Unit – Who Knew?

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Hartford’s Commemoration of World War I Servicemen and Women

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Connecticut’s Naval Contributions to the Civil War

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Benedict Arnold: America’s Most Famous Traitor

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William Douglas: A Colonial Hero’s Sacrifice

A True Dog of War: Sergeant Stubby

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Alfred Howe Terry Born in Hartford – Today in History: November 10

Map – Rochambeau’s Camp at Canterbury

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Connecticut Servicemen in the “Bloody Bucket” Division

British Burn Fairfield – Today in History: July 7

Stamford’s Three-Gun Armada

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The Burning of Danbury

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Bradley International Airport Transforms Windsor Locks into Regional Gateway

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Israel Putnam: A Youthful Trailblazer Turned Colonial Militiaman

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    Patrick J. Mahoney

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    Brooklyn, Pomfret, Putnam

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Mystic-built USS Galena Part of Plan to Strengthen Union Navy

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A Connecticut Slave in George Washington’s Army

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USS Confederacy: The Life and Service of Connecticut’s Continental Frigate

The Father of Gastric Physiology Born – Today in History: November 21

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Connecticut’s “Yankee Watch” Squadron Protects the Skies Here and Abroad

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The Ulysses S. Grant Memorial Tablet

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Thomas Knowlton: A Small Town’s National Hero

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The Colvocoresses Oak

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USS Nautilus Passes Under North Pole – Today in History: August 3

The First Battle of Bull Run: Connecticut Troops Stand Firm When the Battle Turns Against Them

Oliver Cromwell Launched – Today in History: June 13

Stealth Attack from Guilford Launched – Today in History: May 23

The First Yale Unit: How U.S. Navy Aviation Began

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USS Tullibee – Today in History: April 27

World War I Flying Ace Raoul Lufbery

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A Civil War Soldier Engineers an Iconic Career

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Honor and Duty: The Life of Alfred Howe Terry

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Disaster at Cold Harbor: Connecticut’s Second Volunteer Heavy Artillery Regiment

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One of the Honored Dead: General J. K. F. Mansfield

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

29th Connecticut Colored Infantry Regiment

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    Todd Jones

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Middletown’s Nathan Starr Supplied Cutlasses for the War of 1812

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    Middletown

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New London’s Sound Defense

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The War Connecticut Hated

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Connecticut 29th Mustered into Service – Today in History: March 8

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    New Haven

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What’s in a Number? Connecticut’s Thirteenth Regiment Goes Off to War

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Battle at Ridgefield – Today in History: April 27

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The 29th Regiment Connecticut Volunteer Infantry Flag and Display

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