1. On May 19, 1898, Connecticut celebrated its centennial anniversary as a state. This marked 100 years since Connecticut became the fifth state to join the United States on January 9, 1788.

2. The Hartford Whalers played their final game on May 19, 1997, at the Hartford Civic Center. The Whalers were a professional ice hockey team that represented Hartford, Connecticut, from 1975 to 1997. The team relocated to North Carolina and became the Carolina Hurricanes.

3. In 1969, Connecticut Governor John Dempsey signed a bill allowing the creation of the Connecticut Lottery. The first lottery ticket was sold on February 15, 1972, with the first drawing taking place on May 15 of the same year. May 19 marks an important day in the history of the Connecticut Lottery, which has since raised millions of dollars for the state's public education system.

4. On May 19, 1935, Hartford native Vincent "Buddy" Cianci Jr. was born. Cianci served as the mayor of Providence, Rhode Island, from 1975 to 1984 and again from 1991 to 2002. He was known for his flamboyant personality and controversial stances on issues such as crime and urban development.

5. On May 19, 1891, Carrie Chapman Catt delivered a speech at the State Capitol in Hartford advocating for women's suffrage. Chapman was a prominent figure in the women's suffrage movement and played a key role in the passage of the Nineteenth Amendment to the U.S. Constitution, which granted women the right to vote. Her speech in Hartford helped to galvanize support for suffrage in Connecticut and across the country.