100 Years Ago/History

Three Connecticut Men a Major Presence in Polio Hall of Fame

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By Philip Devlin (March 26, 2026) --- March 26th is a famous day in medical history, as it was the day in 1953 when Dr. Jonas...

138 Years Ago: Blizzard of 1888 Brings Fifty-Inch Snowfall and 30-Foot Drifts

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By Philip R. Devlin (March 12, 2026) --- The weather for early March had been unusually mild in 1888. Spring was less than two weeks...
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Super Bowl Quiz: Did the Forward Pass Originate at Wesleyan?

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By Philip R. Devlin (February 4, 2026) --- It’s Super Bowl week and much of the nation’s attention will be...

The Connecticut Man Who Fired the First American Shots at Pearl Harbor

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By Philip R. Devlin (December 7, 2025) --- Nobody knows for sure who fired the first shot of the American...

President James A. Garfield: An Extraordinary Man and Subject of Netflix Series

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By Philip R. Devlin (November 19, 2025) --- November 19th is most famous in American history as the date on...

A Veterans Day Remembrance: Middletown’s World War One Memorial

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By Philip R. Devlin (November 11, 2025) --- Perhaps you've noticed the large obelisk on the green while driving up...

3 i Atlas: Timing of Interstellar Visitor Coincides with “War of the Worlds” Broadcast October 30, 1938

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By Philip R. Devlin (October 30, 2025) --- First identified by the Atlas telescope in Chile as our solar system’s...

A Baseball Memory from 1960

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By Philip R. Devlin (October 13, 2025) --- On this date 65 years ago, October 13, 1960, the most remarkable...
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