There would be no “Family Guy” without the Connecticuter Seth McFarlane.
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The Top Ten Reasons To Have The Pride To Say "I'm A Connecticuter"
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Connecticut birthed Noah Webster. In 1807 he became the author of the first dictionary.
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Connecticut was one of two states not to ratify the amendment that resulted in the prohibition.
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Connecticut is home to the oldest U.S. newspaper still being published: The Hartford Courant, established in 1764.
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The first English settlers of Connecticut arrived in 1636, settling the plantations of Windsor, Hartford and Wethersfield.
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First medical diploma in USA was granted by Yale University in 1729
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First Ph.D. Degree in the United States was awarded by the Yale University in Philosophy (1861)
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The first telephone book ever issued contained only fifty names. The New Haven District Telephone Company published it in New Haven in February 1878.
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In 1898 the first car insurance in America is issued at Hartford. The first automobile law was passed in 1901. The speed limit was set at 12 miles per hour. In 1937, Connecticut became the first sta
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Dinosaur tracks in Rocky Hill were discovered in 1966.
