Here are five interesting facts about January 28 in Connecticut history:

1. In 1813, the USS Hornet captured the HMS Peacock off the coast of South America during the War of 1812. One of the sailors on board the Hornet was Isaac Hull, a native of Derby, Connecticut.

2. A major snowstorm hit Connecticut on January 28, 1888, dumping up to 50 inches of snow in some areas. The storm, known as the Great Blizzard of 1888, paralyzed the state and other parts of the Northeast, causing widespread damage and loss of life.

3. On January 28, 1956, the first nuclear-powered submarine, the USS Nautilus, was launched from the General Dynamics Electric Boat shipyard in Groton, Connecticut. The submarine was developed by the United States Navy and is known for being the first vessel to complete a submerged voyage across the North Pole.

4. In 1986, the Connecticut Supreme Court ruled that the state's death penalty was unconstitutional. The decision was based on the grounds that the death penalty was inherently cruel and violated the state's prohibition on cruel and unusual punishment.

5. On January 28, 2016, Yale University announced the discovery of a new dinosaur species that lived over 200 million years ago during the Late Triassic Period. The species, named Qijianglong guokr, was a type of long-necked dinosaur and is notable for having the longest neck of any known dinosaur.