American Revolution (1775–1783)
Last veteran, Daniel F. Bakeman, died 4/5/1869, age 109
Last widow, Catherine S. Damon, died 11/11/1906, age 92
Last dependent, Phoebe M. Palmeter, died 4/25/1911,…
Connecticut State Information
Capital: Hartford
Official Name: Connecticut
Organized as colony: 1636
Entered Union (rank): January 9, 1788 (5th state)
Present constitution adopted: 1965
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Notable Protestant Religious Leaders Billy Graham See also Notable African-American Religious Leaders People in the NewsRecent Obituaries Related Links Christianity…
The Negro Exodus The Goophered Grapevine My Escape from Slavery by Frederick Douglass In the first narrative of my experience in slavery, written nearly forty years ago, and in…
Notable U.S. Supreme Court Justices
Thurgood Marshall
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