1. On January 21, 1861, Connecticut's governor, William Buckingham, delivered his annual address to the state legislature. In the speech, he expressed support for the Union and praised the state's volunteers who had gone to fight in the Civil War.

2. The first public library in Connecticut, the Norfolk Library, was established on January 21, 1888. The library was created through the efforts of a group of local women who wanted to make books more easily accessible to the people of Norfolk.

3. On January 21, 1920, Connecticut ratified the 19th Amendment to the U.S. Constitution, which granted women the right to vote. The state was the 37th of the required 36 states to ratify the amendment, making it the law of the land.

4. Actor and comedian John Belushi was born on January 21, 1949 in Chicago, Illinois. Belushi grew up in Wheaton, Illinois, but attended the University of Connecticut, where he was a member of the fraternity Delta Tau Delta.

5. On January 21, 2001, Connecticut governor John Rowland delivered his second inaugural address, outlining his priorities for his second term in office. Rowland focused on issues such as education, economic development, and healthcare, and called on the state's citizens to work together to build a better future for Connecticut.