1. In 1922, the first radio station in Connecticut, WDRC, began broadcasting from Hartford.
2. In 1947, Mr. Spock actor, Leonard Nimoy, performed in a play at the Hartt School of Music in West Hartford, Connecticut.
3. In 1975, the first supermarket in Connecticut, a Stop & Shop, opened in New Haven.
4. In 1997, the Connecticut Huskies men's basketball team defeated the Georgetown Hoyas to win the Big East Tournament championship.
5. In 2018, Connecticut Governor Dannel Malloy announced he would not seek reelection, making him the first governor in over 60 years to opt out of running for a third term.
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