1983 – the year Charlie Tisdale almost became Mayor
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1983 – the year Charlie Tisdale almost became Mayor

Tizzy, Mandy, Lenny; The Mega 1983 Mayoral Turnout by Lennie Grimaldi There was a day when turnouts for municipal election were huge, including 38 or so years ago when Charlie Tisdale became the first African American to be nominated by a major party in Bridgeport, winning ...

February 04, 2016
President Kennedy in Bridgeport November 5, 1960
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President Kennedy in Bridgeport November 5, 1960

The crowd of 6,000 came to see then Senator John F. Kennedy.  The crowd,as estimated by Superintendent of Police Francis J. Shanley, cheered when Kennedy said that Connecticut was a key state in the election.“The nation will have its eyes on Connecticut,” Kennedy told the crowd. ...

February 12, 2016