1. In 1906, the Locomobile Company of America produced its first car in Bridgeport, Connecticut. It was the Locomobile Model E and was the fastest car of its time, reaching speeds of 60 miles per hour.

2. On April 18, 1775, Paul Revere rode through Connecticut to warn the colonists that the British were coming, which eventually led to the start of the American Revolution.

3. In 1938, the Connecticut State Police was established as the first independent law enforcement agency in the United States.

4. The world's first public school for the deaf was established in Hartford, Connecticut on April 18, 1817. The American School for the Deaf has been providing education for deaf children for over 200 years.

5. On April 18, 1906, the Great New England Earthquake struck Connecticut, Massachusetts, and Rhode Island. This 6.5 magnitude earthquake was the most powerful earthquake in New England's history and caused considerable damage to buildings and infrastructure throughout the region.