1. On April 3, 2001, the Connecticut Huskies men's basketball team won their first NCAA Championship. Led by head coach Jim Calhoun and player of the year Richard Hamilton, the Huskies beat the Duke Blue Devils 77-74 in a thrilling championship game.

2. On April 3, 1860, the famous abolitionist John Brown visited Hartford, Connecticut. Brown had recently led a raid on the federal armory at Harpers Ferry, Virginia, in an attempt to start a slave revolt. He was eventually captured and executed, but his bravery and dedication to ending slavery sparked a national conversation about the issue.

3. April 3, 1925, saw the birth of Tony Curtis in New York City. Curtis grew up in the Bronx and went on to become a Hollywood legend, starring in classic films like "Some Like It Hot," "Spartacus," and "The Defiant Ones." He passed away in 2010 at the age of 85.

4. On April 3, 1961, the town of Greenwich, Connecticut, implemented a ban on sidewalk solicitation. The ban was put in place to combat the growing number of panhandlers in the area, who were seen as a nuisance by many residents.

5. April 3, 1836, was the day that the Connecticut River flooded, causing widespread damage and destruction across the state. The flood was one of the worst in state history, and it led to the construction of several flood control projects in the years that followed.