Ethan Allen played a major part in the Revolutionary War. He commanded the troops that captured Fort Ticonderoga in 1775. Birthplace: Litchfield.
P.T. Barnum, a showman, entertainer and con man, tried to present marvels and oddities of nature to the public. In 1871, he started the circus show now known as Barnum and Bailey. Birthplace: Bethel.
George Bush was the forty-first president of the United States, who won his first election after serving as Ronald ReaganÕs vice-president for eight years. Though born in Massachusetts, Bush was raised in Greenwich, Connecticut. The collapse of a number of Communist governments occurred during his term. Bush also presided over the conflict with Iraq, after that country invaded Kuwait in mid-1990. Birthplace: Milton, Massachusetts.
Nathan Hale was a Connecticut school teacher and a famous revolutionary war hero. The British caught him spying and hanged him. Before he died, he declared,"I only regret that I have but one life to lose for my country." Hale's New London schoolhouse is now a museum. Birthplace: Coventry.
Katherine Hepburn was a famous stage and screen actress who played many memorable roles. She appeared in "The African Queen" with Humphrey Bogart and "Guess Who's Coming to Dinner", for which she won an Academy Award. Birthplace: Hartford.
Harriet Beecher Stowe is most famous for writing the book "Uncle Tom's Cabin", published in 1848. The book is a devastating attack on the institution of slavery and it helped make Northerners aware of the situation. Birthplace: Litchfield.
