Hartford, Connecticut | Wikipedia audio article
This is an audio version of the Wikipedia Article: Hartford, Connecticut 00:01:41 1 History 00:02:10 1.1 Colonial Hartford 00:05:22 1.2 19th century 00:05:51 1.2.1 Political turmoil 00:07:08 1.2.2 Industrialization and the Colt legacy 00:13:11 1.2.3 Rise of a major manufacturing center 00:17:18 1.3 20th century 00:19:19 1.4 21st century 00:20:18 2 Geography 00:21:23 3 Climate 00:23:58 4 Demographics 00:27:03 5 Government 00:28:09 5.1 City council 00:28:18 5.2 Emergency services 00:29:08 6 Neighborhoods 00:31:24 7 Economy 00:33:36 8 Media 00:34:56 9 Education 00:35:05 9.1 Colleges and universities 00:36:13 9.2 Primary and secondary education 00:37:34 10 Transportation 00:37:43 10.1 Highways 00:39:52 10.2 Rail 00:40:37 10.3 Airports 00:41:32 10.4 Bus 00:43:17 10.5 Bicycle 00:44:14 11 Culture 00:44:23 11.1 Cuisine 00:46:50 11.2 Points of interest 00:55:20 11.3 Parades 00:56:06 12 Sports 00:57:02 12.1 Former teams 00:58:04 13 Recent developments 01:04:07 14 Notable people 01:07:42 15 Sister cities 01:07:56 16 See also Listening is a more natural way of learning, when compared to reading. Written language only began at around 3200 BC, but spoken language has existed long ago. Learning by listening is a great way to: - increases imagination and understanding - improves your listening skills - improves your own spoken accent - learn while on the move - reduce eye strain Now learn the vast amount of general knowledge available on Wikipedia through audio (audio article). You could even learn subconsciously by playing the audio while you are sleeping! If you are planning to listen a lot, you could try using a bone conduction headphone, or a standard speaker instead of an earphone. You can find other Wikipedia audio articles too at: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCuKfABj2eGyjH3ntPxp4YeQ You can upload your own Wikipedia articles through: https://github.com/nodef/wikipedia-tts "The only true wisdom is in knowing you know nothing." - Socrates SUMMARY ======= Hartford is the capital city of Connecticut. It was the seat of Hartford County until Connecticut disbanded county government in 1960. The city is nicknamed the "Insurance Capital of the World", as it hosts many insurance company headquarters and is the region's major industry. It is the core city in the Greater Hartford area of Connecticut. Hartford was founded in 1635 and is among the oldest cities in the United States. It is home to the nation's oldest public art museum (Wadsworth Atheneum), the oldest publicly funded park (Bushnell Park), the oldest continuously published newspaper (the Hartford Courant), and the second-oldest secondary school (Hartford Public High School). It also is home to Trinity College, a private liberal arts college, and the Mark Twain House where the author wrote his most famous works and raised his family, among other historically significant attractions. Mark Twain wrote in 1868, "Of all the beautiful towns it has been my fortune to see this is the chief." Hartford was the richest city in the United States for several decades following the American Civil War. Today, it is one of the poorest cities in the nation, with 3 out of every 10 families living below the poverty threshold. In sharp contrast, the Greater Hartford metropolitan area is ranked 32nd of 318 metropolitan areas in total economic production and 8th out of 280 metropolitan statistical areas in per capita income.Census estimates since the 2010 United States Census have indicated that Hartford is the fourth-largest city in Connecticut, behind the coastal cities of Bridgeport, New Haven, and Stamford.
This is an audio version of the Wikipedia Article: Hartford, Connecticut 00:01:41 1 History 00:02:10 1.1 Colonial Hartford 00:05:22 1.2 19th century 00:05:51 1.2.1 Political turmoil 00:07:08 1.2.2 Industrialization and the Colt legacy 00:13:11 1.2.3 Rise of a major manufacturing center 00:17:18 1.3 20th century 00:19:19 1.4 21st century 00:20:18 2 Geography 00:21:23 3 Climate 00:23:58 4 Demographics 00:27:03 5 Government 00:28:09 5.1 City council 00:28:18 5.2 Emergency services 00:29:08 6 Neighborhoods 00:31:24 7 Economy 00:33:36 8 Media 00:34:56 9 Education 00:35:05 9.1 Colleges and universities 00:36:13 9.2 Primary and secondary education 00:37:34 10 Transportation 00:37:43 10.1 Highways 00:39:52 10.2 Rail 00:40:37 10.3 Airports 00:41:32 10.4 Bus 00:43:17 10.5 Bicycle 00:44:14 11 Culture 00:44:23 11.1 Cuisine 00:46:50 11.2 Points of interest 00:55:20 11.3 Parades 00:56:06 12 Sports 00:57:02 12.1 Former teams 00:58:04 13 Recent developments 01:04:07 14 Notable people 01:07:42 15 Sister cities 01:07:56 16 See also Listening is a more natural way of learning, when compared to reading. Written language only began at around 3200 BC, but spoken language has existed long ago. Learning by listening is a great way to: - increases imagination and understanding - improves your listening skills - improves your own spoken accent - learn while on the move - reduce eye strain Now learn the vast amount of general knowledge available on Wikipedia through audio (audio article). You could even learn subconsciously by playing the audio while you are sleeping! If you are planning to listen a lot, you could try using a bone conduction headphone, or a standard speaker instead of an earphone. You can find other Wikipedia audio articles too at: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCuKfABj2eGyjH3ntPxp4YeQ You can upload your own Wikipedia articles through: https://github.com/nodef/wikipedia-tts "The only true wisdom is in knowing you know nothing." - Socrates SUMMARY ======= Hartford is the capital city of Connecticut. It was the seat of Hartford County until Connecticut disbanded county government in 1960. The city is nicknamed the "Insurance Capital of the World", as it hosts many insurance company headquarters and is the region's major industry. It is the core city in the Greater Hartford area of Connecticut. Hartford was founded in 1635 and is among the oldest cities in the United States. It is home to the nation's oldest public art museum (Wadsworth Atheneum), the oldest publicly funded park (Bushnell Park), the oldest continuously published newspaper (the Hartford Courant), and the second-oldest secondary school (Hartford Public High School). It also is home to Trinity College, a private liberal arts college, and the Mark Twain House where the author wrote his most famous works and raised his family, among other historically significant attractions. Mark Twain wrote in 1868, "Of all the beautiful towns it has been my fortune to see this is the chief." Hartford was the richest city in the United States for several decades following the American Civil War. Today, it is one of the poorest cities in the nation, with 3 out of every 10 families living below the poverty threshold. In sharp contrast, the Greater Hartford metropolitan area is ranked 32nd of 318 metropolitan areas in total economic production and 8th out of 280 metropolitan statistical areas in per capita income.Census estimates since the 2010 United States Census have indicated that Hartford is the fourth-largest city in Connecticut, behind the coastal cities of Bridgeport, New Haven, and Stamford.