1846 – The formal transfer of government between Texas and the United States took place. Texas had officially become a state on December 29, 1845. 1856 – The tintype camera was patented by Professor ...

I toured the USS Becuna, a World War II battleship and the only submarine of its kind left in the world. Take a look inside.

After serving as a warship in World War II and a training ship after the war, the Becuna was enhanced with a GUPPY 1-A conversion in 1951. The submarine carried out various peacetime missions, such as ...

According to the National Day Calendar, some of the best ways to ... Southington or Wallingford — is entered to win prizes, which include a Smart Google TV, Yard Goats tickets, gift cards ...

Sully’s command moved across the Plains rapidly encountering the Dakota in a number of small skirmishes including the Battle of Big Mound near present-day Tappen ... t claim as prizes of ...

There aren’t many cities in the world where you can find yourself walking past a Nobel Prize-winning physicist ... Amba is a downright dreamy all-day cafe from the people behind Puritan and ...

Soldiers also killed horses and dogs found among the wreckage of the camp the next day and burned an estimated 400,000 to 500,000 pounds of bison jerky. What camp goods the soldiers didn’t claim as ...

The award is the highest general distinction conferred on an undergraduate. The students will be recognized at Alumni Day on ...

Plans for an estimated $162,000 bicycle pump track at a town park at the end of Depot Road are moving closer to fruition. Construction on the track is projected to begin this spring, according to ...

At just 15, Reese Ratcliff is thriving at Groton School, a prestigious boarding school in Massachusetts. Her transition from Chicago City Day School — a private pre-K-8 school known for its close-knit ...

GROTON, Conn. (WTNH) — Eight people were displaced after a townhome fire in Groton early Tuesday morning. It happened around 1:43 a.m. in the area of Driftwood Circle, a resident reported a fire ...