Around 1750, the British mainland American colonies had a population of approximately ... 1770: Crispus Attucks is killed in the Boston Massacre. 1775: Peter Salem, a black Patriot, fights at ...

From 1619 on, not long after the first settlement, the need for colonial labor was bolstered by the importation of African captives. At first, like their poor English counterparts, the Africans ...

In 1662 King Charles II of England gave a charter to the Connecticut colony to certain lands in North ... of London and Wilkes protested the government's coercion of the Colonies in 1775; Wilkes ...

Brent Lane, who taught heritage economics at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, grew up fascinated by Lost Colony legends and owns a modern copy of White’s watercolor map.

Condé Nast Traveler said the six best towns in Connecticut are New Canaan, Washington, Norwalk, Simsbury, Mystic and ...

Newtown Historical Society will co-host, with C.H. Booth Library, “Tories, Spies, and Traitors: Divided Loyalty in ...

For a detailed view of the campus, view and download the Campus Map (pdf), which provides a numbered list of all buildings and facilities on campus. Print it out (in horizontal format for best results ...

An interactive map shows how Connecticut may be affected by sea level rise as climate change worsens. The projections by the ...

Night - Clear. Winds from NE to N. The overnight low will be 57 °F (13.9 °C). Sunny with a high of 86 °F (30 °C). Winds variable at 4 to 6 mph (6.4 to 9.7 kph). Sunny today with a high of 83 ...

the first city in Connecticut to receive a Cultural District designation. Located in the town's historic district, the 17,000-square-foot facility blends old and new with its traditional Colonial ...

Mostly cloudy with a high of 79 °F (26.1 °C) and a 43% chance of precipitation. Winds variable at 6 mph (9.7 kph). Night - Mostly clear with a 47% chance of precipitation. Winds variable at 4 to ...