May 19, 1780: Darkness at Noon Enshrouds New England | This Day In Tech | Wired.com: "At Hartford, Col. Abraham Davenport opposed adjourning the Connecticut legislature, thus: ‘The day of judgment is either approaching, or it is not. If it is not, there is no cause of an adjournment; if it is, I choose to be found doing my duty.’
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