The first telephone directory was issued, which consisted of a single card with 50 names and addresses in Connecticut, USA.
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Connecticut became the 5th state to join the United States of America.
Automatic street lights first appeared in New Milford, Connecticut, US.
Sandwich restaurant Subway was founded in Bridgeport, Connecticut, US.
One of America's oldest documented highways was completed on this day in Connecticut, USA.
Hurricane Carol hit Connecticut and Rhode Island.