The Hartford Courant Is America’s Oldest Newspaper #hartfordct #hartfordcourant #newspaper #history Connecticut’s Hartford Courant is the nation’s oldest newspaper still in print. Founded in 1764 by printer Thomas Green, the four-page Connecticut Courant quickly became a revolutionary voice under Ebenezer and Hannah Watson—denouncing the Stamp Act, covering the Boston Tea Party, and publishing the Declaration of Independence. Renamed The Hartford Courant in 1907, it remains a living link to Amer

Whiteboard explanation of the Hartford Circus Fire in Hartford, Connecticut on July 6, 1944 #disastroushistory #disasters #history #fire #whiteboarddisasters | Disastrous History

Even while on vacation we are always thinking of Sacramento and sharing history! In this video, Alex discussed the Mark Twain House in Hartford, Connecticut. While Twain lived his later years in that house, he started to gain national fame during his time in California, especially when he traveled through the gold country visiting many mining towns and his short experience in Angels Camp provided material for his “The Celebrated Jumping Frog of Calaveras County” in 1865. In his brief time in Sac