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Note – Words that contain CAPITAL LETTERS also have definitions on this page AMERICAN BRASS COMPANY BRIDGE – A private bridge in Ansonia, which connected the west side with the…

January Friday, January 1, 1960 ANSONIA – “The new decade was greeted with the blare of horns and song with confetti, streamers, and gay paper hats, adding to the merry-making…

January Thursday, January 1, 1959 DERBY – 3 babies are born at Griffin Hospital today. The first of 1959 was a daughter to a North Main Street, Ansonia family at…

January Wednesday, January 1, 1958 DERBY – A girl born at 11:35 AM to McLaughlin Terrace couple becomes first baby born in 1958 at Griffin Hospital. January 2 SHELTON –…

January Tuesday, January 1, 1957 ANSONIA – The first hours of 1957 are disrupted by firecrackers going off on North Main Street. A man is arrested at 12:55 AM for…

January Sunday, January 1, 1956 DERBY – Six babies are born on New Year’s Day at Griffin Hospital. The first was to a Derby couple, at 10:17 AM. ANSONIA –…

August 15- December 31, 1955 Green links go to the Valley History Definitions Page August 15, 1955 As of this time, 6.91″ of rain has fallen over area since August…

January Tuesday, January 1, 1935 The turn of the New Year is starlit and clear, but by 2 AM it starts snowing, turning it to heavy rain in some places.…

January Monday, January 1, 1934 Most CWA men worked today. DERBY – A large water main bursts on Caroline Street. Water cascades down the hill into Main Street, leaving 2.5′…

January Sunday, January 1, 1933 DERBY – The first fire in the Valley in the New Year guts a room at 29 Hawthorne Avenue 10 minutes after midnight. January 2…