1. In 1842, Delaware College (now known as the University of Delaware) was founded in Newark. It started as a small private academy and has since grown to become a large public research university.

2. On January 29, 1856, the Delaware State Senate passed a resolution stating that the state would remain neutral in the conflict between the abolitionist movement and those who supported slavery. This stance would be challenged during the Civil War, when Delaware would ultimately side with the Union.

3. In 1949, the last known passenger pigeon in the world died at the Cincinnati Zoo. However, it is believed that the last wild passenger pigeon was actually shot and killed in Delaware in 1900.

4. Delaware native, Caesar Rodney, is known for his dramatic midnight ride to Philadelphia to cast the deciding vote for the Declaration of Independence on July 4, 1776. However, he also played a crucial role in Delaware's ratification of the U.S. Constitution on January 29, 1787.

5. On January 29, 1964, the Wilmington Housing Authority approved a plan to construct large public housing projects in the city. These projects, which included the Riverside housing development, would later become controversial due to their poor living conditions and high levels of poverty and crime.