1. In 1739, the first court in the colony of Connecticut was held at Hartford, which had been appointed to serve as the capital of the newly-established state.

2. In 1831, the first passenger railroad line in the United States, known as the Baltimore and Ohio Railroad, was officially incorporated by the Maryland legislature. The railroad extended its lines into Connecticut two years later.

3. In 1861, Connecticut governor William A. Buckingham issued a proclamation calling for men to volunteer for service in the Civil War. Over 55,000 Connecticut residents ultimately served in the Union Army during the conflict.

4. In 1893, the first electric trolley cars began running in Hartford, Connecticut. The cars were powered by overhead electrical wires and greatly expanded the city's public transportation system.

5. In 1999, the town of Enfield, Connecticut, held a ceremony to unveil the new name of its main street after decades of debate. What had been known as "Route 5" was officially renamed "Enfield Street" in honor of the town's heritage and history.