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Civil War · Eastfordhttps://todayincthistory.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/07/Aug10-TODAYINCTHIST-LYON.mp3 Today in 1861, Eastford’s Nathaniel Lyon – a little-known figure the day before – instantly became one of the most celebrated figures in the United States when he was shot in the chest at Wilson’s Creek, Missouri, making him the first Union General to die in the Civil War. Lyon’s death came as the mounted commander rallied Iowa troops against a much larger Con…Read Article
August 10: The First Union General to Die in the Civil War
Wallingford, Connecticut · Wallingfordhttps://todayincthistory.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/07/Aug8-TODAYINCTHIST.mp3 Today in 1886, three men on a logging road near Wallingford noticed a large wooden shoe box nestled under some bushes, unwittingly breaking open one of the strangest and most gruesome murder mysteries in Connecticut history. Joseph Samson, Edward Terrill and Joseph Terrill first noticed the box, about 30 inches long and a foot wide, after Edward Terrill’s dog sniffe…Read Article
August 8: Who Put The Body in the Shoebox?
New Haven, Connecticut · New Havenhttps://todayincthistory.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/07/Aug-7-TODAYINCTHIST.mp3 Today in 1919, Connecticut companies throughout the state were effectively shuttered as thousands of workers across a multitude of different industries joined in a massive regional strike that, within the course of a week, spread from Maine to New York and brought New England commerce to a screeching halt. Connecticut, like many other states with a highly developed…Read Article
