by Wesley Horton (c) Connecticut Explored Inc. FALL 2012 Subscribe/Buy the Issue! Connecticut has been governed for 373 years—including the 137 years it was a part of the British colonies—by three documents adopted by the people of Connecticut themselves. The first document was adopted in 1639, the second in 1818, and the third in 1965. That makes … Continue reading The Land of Steady Constitutional Habits