Presidential visits to Connecticut, from Roosevelt to present
It sometimes seems like Connecticut is just a campaign stop for presidents of the United States -- hopeful, current and former. Sen. John F. Kennedy chose the Hartford Times portico for a speech on the eve of the 1960 presidential election. President Bill Clinton and Sen. Bob Dole shared the stage at the Bushnell Center for the Performing Arts in 1996 for Hartford's first presidential debate. Sen. Barack Obama drew more than 16,000 people for a speech at the XL Center in 2008, on the eve of the Democratic presidential primary. And yet, the state was the birthplace of a president. Future leaders attended college and graduate school in Connecticut, and current and former commanders in chief received honorary degrees and delivered commencement addresses at local schools and universities. They've attended sporting events, panel discussions, and visited to promote their political agendas and the causes dear to them.
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- Bradley Airport Through The YearsOn April 1, 1947, Eastern Airlines started the first commercial service from Bradley Airport in Windsor Locks. Click here to see the Courant's coverage of the airport's inaugural flight. Click through the gallery for images of Bradley Airport through the years.
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The City of Hartford and its Department of Public Health and Services host a vaccination clinic for Hartford residents 75+ at Dunkin' Donuts Park Saturday, Feb. 6, 2021, in Hartford.
- Car parade celebrates the retirement of a Plainville custodian who worked at an elementary school for 43 yearsAfter nearly 43 years of custodial work at Plainville's Wheeler Elementary School, John Procko is retiring. Procko was just 19 when he landed the overnight maintenance job, and other than switching to the day shift he kept the same assignment for 42 years and seven months. He has maintained the 50,000-square-foot elementary school through two sets of major renovations, and can remember when the faculty was allowed to smoke in the building. Because of the COVID-19 pandemic, faculty and staff celebrated his retirement with a car parade.
- Connecticut's first snowstorm of the year set to drop 16 inches Monday into TuesdayConnecticut's first major snowstorm of the year is set to drop up to 16 inches of snow over the next few days, with much of it falling Monday afternoon into Monday night. Wind gusts of up to 55 mph are expected to kick in, with the potential to knock down trees and branches and cause power outages. In a Monday morning press conference, Gov. Ned Lamont urged employees to stay home, if possible. "I would head home, I’d head home now. Stay safe, stay home is still our mantra," he said. "Stay off the roads once you get home. It could get a lot more dangerous." As a result of the snow, many coronavirus testing sites have been closed. Many COVID-19 vaccination sites also closed Monday, with closures likely Tuesday, according to the state Department of Public Health. Those with vaccine appointments scheduled for the beginning of this week are encouraged to check with their provider on the status of their appointments. For the latest on the snowstorm, head to courant.com.
- Students begin moving in and preparing for their spring semester at SCSUStudents move-in and prepare for the spring semester at Southern Connecticut State University Saturday, Jan. 23, 2021, in New Haven. Because of COVID-19 health and safety protocols, SCSU staggered the move-in times of their students into the residence halls.
- Protesters organize a "die-in" over the proposed Killingly Power PlantProtesters from the Sunrise Movement, a youth movement fighting to stop climate change, participate in an organized die-in, a symbolic action where the protesters lie down and “die” for a set amount of time, in protest of the proposed Killingly Power Plant, at the Connecticut State Capitol Wednesday, Jan. 13, 2021, in Hartford.
- Connecticut's legistlative session begins with protests and an outdoor swearing-inProtestors rallied around the Connecticut State Capitol Wednesday for opening day of Connecticut's legislative session. As the Senate and House were being sworn-in outside, two different sets of protestors swarmed the area, some calling for no vaccines, others for no masks.
- The Year in Pictures 2020Throughout the coronavirus pandemic, the Black Lives Matter protests, and the 2020 election, our photographers were there for every moment in Connecticut history in 2020. Take a look through our gallery to see some of the best photos of the year.
- First major snowstorm of the season in ConnecticutConnecticut gets a foot of snow in its first major snowstorm of the season. Snow covered the state overnight Wednesday, continuing into Thursday afternoon. State officials asked residents to stay home if possible. For more on the storm, click .
