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Kelo v. City of New London was atrocious
New London, Connecticut · New London

Kelo v. City of New London was atrocious

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Tomorrow marks 20 years to the day since the U.S. Supreme Court’s infamous 5-4 Kelo v. City of New London decision, which the Institute for Justice, the libertarian public interest law firm which represented homeowner Susette Kelo, recently described as the court’s “most universally despised opinion in modern memory.” In ruling that “economic development” constitutes a legitimate “public use” for the purposes of government eminent domain power, …See the Story
July 5: Connecticut’s Other (for 177 Years) State Capitol
Hartford, Connecticut · Hartford

July 5: Connecticut’s Other (for 177 Years) State Capitol

https://todayincthistory.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/06/July-5-TodayinCTHist.mp3   From 1701 through 1878, the Colony (and later State) of Connecticut had not one, but two capital cities: Hartford and New Haven. During these 177 years of shared governance, each co-capital built a series of State Houses to host the Connecticut General Assembly, which would meet in Hartford and New Haven on alternating years. This engraving of the New Haven Green…Read Article
July 3: Pennsylvania Loyalists Kill 300 Connecticut Patriots in Revolutionary Land Dispute
Pennsylvania · Pennsylvania

July 3: Pennsylvania Loyalists Kill 300 Connecticut Patriots in Revolutionary Land Dispute

https://todayincthistory.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/06/July-3-TodayinCTHistN.mp3   Today in 1778, the Battle of Wyoming – also known as the “Wyoming Massacre” – saw Connecticut troops, Pennsylvania loyalists, British soldiers and Iroquois warriors battle in a gruesome climax to years of land disputes. Both Connecticut and Pennsylvania claimed the Wyoming Valley – the area around and including today’s Wilkes Barre and Scranton – as their own. Co…Read Article

July 2: Connecticut Refuses to Fight for the United States

https://todayincthistory.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/06/July-2-TodayinCTHist-23-.mp3   It would be a gross understatement to say that the War of 1812 was unpopular in Connecticut. As a region, New England was fiercely opposed to the War of 1812, which the Yankees collectively viewed as a frivolous and economically disastrous war waged by President James Madison against the British Empire. But Connecticut took its opposition to a new level — one …Connecticut · ConnecticutRead Article

July 1: Concerns Over Prison Unrest Produce the State Department of Correction

https://todayincthistory.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/06/July-1-TodayinCTHist-23.mp3   Today in 1968, the Connecticut General Assembly voted in favor of consolidating the state’s prisons into a single organization, creating the State Department of Correction. Previously, every prison in the state had been independently managed, with its own Board of Directors, administrative staff, and policies for inmate behavior and rehabilitation. This sweepin…Wethersfield · WethersfieldRead Article

June 30: The Highest Honor a Civilian Can Receive

https://todayincthistory.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/06/June-30-TodayinCTHist-23.mp3   On June 30, 1947, President Harry Truman awarded Dean Acheson the Medal for Merit, a special honor given to civilians for “exceptionally meritorious conduct” in service of the Allied powers during World War II. The Medal for Merit was awarded for a period of 10 years, from 1942 – 1952. It was the highest order of civilian decoration in the United States. Born …Middletown, Connecticut · MiddletownRead Article

June 29: In a World at War, a Vote for History

https://todayincthistory.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/06/June-29-TodayinCTHist-23.mp3   Connecticut history made history today in 1943, when Governor Ray Baldwin signed a law setting new standards for citizenship education in Connecticut schools. The new law required that any college or grade school receiving state funding — public or private –had to include a comprehensive study of American history and government in its curriculum. In the midst …History · HartfordRead Article

June 28: The I-95 Mianus River Bridge Disaster

https://todayincthistory.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/06/June-28-TodayinCTHist-23.mp3   Early in the morning of June 28th, 1983, at around 1:30 am, a 100-foot span of Interstate 95 in Greenwich collapsed into the Mianus River. It was one of the most infamous American bridge disasters of the 20th century. Three people died and three more were seriously injured, when a car and two tractor-trailers careened over the edge. The death toll would no dou…Greenwich, Connecticut · GreenwichRead Article

Marilyn Monroe’s Year-Long 100th Birthday Celebration Gets a Colorful Kick-Off

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The 99th anniversary of Marilyn Monroe’s birth passed on June 1 with scant press attention, but don’t expect the screen icon’s centennial to go similarly unnoticed. The year-long festivities leading up to her 100th birthday begin this month with the debut of Pantone’s Marilyn Monroe Collection Palette, an assortment of shades designed to capture different aspects of her identity, with names such as Star White and High Risk Red. Authentic Brand…Roxbury · RoxburySee the Story

June 24: Scandal-Plagued Celebrity Minister Henry Ward Beecher

https://todayincthistory.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/05/June-24-TodayinCTHist-23.mp3   Henry Ward Beecher, one of the most famous and influential — but also controversial — preachers and orators of 19th-century America, was born in Litchfield, Connecticut, today in 1813. Henry was one of several literary giants of the extended Beecher family: his father Lyman was also a notable preacher; his sister Harriet found international fame as the author …Litchfield, Connecticut · LitchfieldRead Article

The Cherokee and Thief of Hearts | Ross Eric Gibson, Local History

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An undated photo shows Tiburcio Vasquez. (Courtesy of John Boessenecker via AP)J.T. Bowen’s painting of John Rollin Ridge's father John Ridge, a leader in the Cherokee Nation, assassinated before his son’s eyes. (Library of Congress)John Rollin Ridge, or “Yellow Bird,” was the Cherokee author of the 1853 “Life and Adventures of Joaquin Murrieta.” (Public domain)Tiburcio Vasquez wanted to be seen as the new Joaquin Murrieta. (Public domain)Tiberc…Education · CornwallSee the Story

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