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Connecticut · Connecticuthttps://todayincthistory.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/06/July-27-TodayinCTHist.mp3 Today in 1998, Vice President Al Gore officially designated the Connecticut River as an American Heritage River, one of only 14 such waterways in the nation. In his remarks, Gore recognized the central role the Connecticut played in shaping not only the environment and physical character of New England, but also the economic and cultural history of the region. He…Read Article
July 27: The River That Made Us Connecticut
Hartford, Connecticut · Hartfordhttps://todayincthistory.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/06/July-26-TodayinCTHist.mp3 The idea of being “woke” to the dimensions of racial injustice in America entered mainstream public awareness with the rise of the Black Lives Matter movement following the death of Michael Brown in Ferguson, Missouri in 2014. But more than 150 years earlier, a group of young Abraham Lincoln supporters in Hartford declared themselves “Wide Awakes” in the effort t…Read Article
July 26: Long Before The World Was “Woke,” These Lincoln Supporters Were “Wide Awakes”
New Haven, Connecticut · New Havenhttps://todayincthistory.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/06/July-25-TodayinCTHist.mp3 Today in 1970, an iconic pop music duo consisting of a New Haven-born brother and sister, experienced the first major breakthrough of their musical careers. They did so with a song that had previously been recorded by a host of other performers. The pair achieved “overnight stardom” (after a decade of effort) with their rendition of “Close to You,” a song previou…Read Article
