By Thomas J. Morgan
A year ago today:
A Groton shipyard commemorates the 60th anniversary of the keel-laying for Nautilus, the world's first nuclear-powered submarine. It became the first vessel to cross the North Pole beneath the ice cap in 1958.The Nautilus was decommissioned in 1980 and is now part of the Navy Submarine Force Museum in Groton.
5 years ago today:
A Los Angeles-class fast-attack submarine is honored at a ceremony in Connecticut. And the name of the submarine: Providence.
25 years ago today:
The temperature at Green State Airport hits 93 degrees, beating by one degree the record for the date set in 1956. Only last week the thermometer set another new record, a low of 43 degrees.