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• ↓ July 31: A New Era in Urban Transportation Begins Reshaping City Life
• ↓ July 30: Powder Ridge: The Epic Rock Festival That Never Was
• ↓ July 29: A Determined Minister Swims for Justice
• ↓ July 28: Who Made The World’s First Hamburger?
• ↓ July 27: The River That Made Us Connecticut
• ↓ July 26: Long Before The World Was “Woke,” These Lincoln Supporters Were “Wide Awakes”
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"Today in 1900, one of the first electrically powered trolley lines in the United States began service on the three-mile run between Branford and East Haven. It was a relatively short trip that launched major and permanent changes in Connecticut’s urban settlement patterns and lifestyles. The inaugural run of the Branford Electric Railway was…"

"Today in 1970, a sea of nearly 30,000 concertgoers circumvented police roadblocks and hiked up Beseck Mountain in Middlefield, Connecticut with high hopes of attending a rock concert — and party — for the ages. In an attempt to ride the momentum of the wildly popular rock n’ roll megaconcert at Woodstock in 1969,…"

"In 1926, a group of eastern Connecticut investors hoping to capitalize on the state’s new car culture, expanding highway system, and Roaring 20’s prosperity, purchased a large spring-fed wetland in Andover Connecticut. They cleared trees, cut roads, and built the 550 foot-long dam that created beautiful Andover Lake. When it was completed in 1928,…"

"July 28, 1900 was shaping up to be an average summer day for lunch wagon owner and Danish immigrant Louis Lassen, who was serving sandwiches and other hot meals to factory workers in New Haven during their lunch breaks. Suddenly, a local businessman, Gary Widmore, rushed up to Lassen’s wagon and desperately asked for…"

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July 31: A New Era in Urban Transportation Begins Reshaping City Life

July 30: Powder Ridge: The Epic Rock Festival That Never Was

July 29: A Determined Minister Swims for Justice

July 28: Who Made The World’s First Hamburger?

July 27: The River That Made Us Connecticut

July 26: Long Before The World Was “Woke,” These Lincoln Supporters Were “Wide Awakes”