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(Encyclopedia) PequotPequotpēˈkwŏt [key], Native North Americans whose language belongs to the Algonquian branch of the Algonquian-Wakashan linguistic stock (see Native American languages). The…Griswold, Matthew
(Encyclopedia) Griswold, MatthewGriswold, Matthewgrĭzˈwəld [key], 1714–99, American jurist and politician, b. Lyme, Conn. Admitted to the bar in 1743, he was very learned in the law and was active in…Griswold v. Connecticut
(Encyclopedia) Griswold v. Connecticut, case decided in 1965 by the U.S. Supreme Court, establishing a right to privacy in striking down a Connecticut ban on the sale of contraceptives. The Court,…Cross, Wilbur Lucius
(Encyclopedia) Cross, Wilbur Lucius, 1862–1948, American educator and public official, b. Mansfield, Conn., grad. Yale (B.A., 1885; Ph.D., 1889). He was instructor (1894–97), assistant professor (…Blakeslee, Albert Francis
(Encyclopedia) Blakeslee, Albert Francis, 1874–1954, American botanist, b. Genesee, New York. He received his Ph.D. at Harvard (1904) and was a member of the faculty until 1907. After several years…Fundamental Orders
(Encyclopedia) Fundamental Orders, in U.S. history, the basic law of the Connecticut colony from 1639 to 1662, formally adopted (Jan. 14, 1639) by representatives from the towns of Hartford,…Hartford
(Encyclopedia) Hartford. <1> City (2020 pop. 121,054), state capital, Hartford co., central Conn., on the west bank of the Connecticut River;…Hartford Wits
(Encyclopedia) Hartford Wits: see Connecticut Wits.Census Maps of Connecticut
Connecticut: Persons per square mile, 2000 Connecticut: White persons, percent, 2000 Connecticut: Population, percent change, 1990 to 2000 Connecticut: American Indian and Alaska Native persons,…Connecticut: Temperature Extremes
MonthMaximum°FYearPlaceMinimum°FYearPlaceJan.731950Waterbury–321961CoventryFeb.771954Danbury*–321943Falls VillageMarch921998Danbury–241967CoventryApril961976Hartford–…Trending
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