1. In 1787, the Connecticut State Medical Society was formed in New Haven, becoming the first state medical society in the United States.

2. In 1864, the Battle of Kennesaw Mountain took place during the American Civil War, with soldiers from Connecticut fighting on both sides.

3. In 1941, the SS Robin Moor, a ship with Connecticut ties, was sunk by a German U-boat off the coast of West Africa, becoming one of the first American-flagged ships to be sunk during World War II.

4. In 1967, the Connecticut General Assembly passed a law legalizing abortion, making Connecticut the third state in the country to do so.

5. In 2019, Connecticut legalized the recreational use of marijuana, becoming the 19th state in the country and the first in New England to do so.