1. On November 25, 1715, the first Anglican church in Connecticut, Christ Episcopal Church, was consecrated in Guilford. It still stands today as a historic landmark.

2. In 1783, Connecticut became the first state to enact a law banning slavery. The Gradual Emancipation Act provided for the gradual abolition of slavery over a period of years.

3. On November 25, 1947, the deadliest fire in Connecticut history occurred at the Ringling Brothers and Barnum & Bailey Circus in Hartford. The blaze killed 168 people and injured over 700 others.

4. In 1963, President John F. Kennedy made a historic visit to Connecticut on November 25, where he gave a speech at the University of Hartford on the importance of the arts in American culture.

5. On November 25, 1985, Connecticut governor William A. O'Neill attended the dedication of a new Veterans Memorial Park in East Hartford, honoring the state's veterans from all wars. The park features a statue of a soldier standing guard and a Vietnam-era helicopter.