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The first lollipop-making machine opened for business in New Haven, Connecticut in 1908. George Smith named the treat after a popular racehorse. |
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For many years, Downtown Hartford was cut off from the Connecticut River, which forms its eastern boundary, due to the dike built to ensure flood control. |
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On January 28, 1878, 21 venturous citizens of New Haven, Connecticut became the world's first subscribers to telephone exchange service. |
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