Rhode Island
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10.8K3The Greening Apple’s Journey From Persia to Rhode Island
In the days before Granny Smith apples became Martha Stewart’s preferred fruit for pies and ice cream, the Rhode Island Greening ruled....
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31.1K10Murder on the Titanic: Rhode Island Survivor Never Forgot
The chance to board the maiden voyage of the RMS Titanic was too great a thrill to pass up for the adventurous...
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6.0KNew Englanders Who Made it to the 1963 March on Washington
Fifty years ago when the March on Washington for Jobs and Freedom electrified the nation, buses came from everywhere, filled with people...
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7.3KBattle flags, U-Boats and Small Town Scandal in Today’s History Highlights – 8.12.2013
While U.S. home soil was largely well-behind the frontlines of any action in World War II, the same cannot be said for...
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10.7K1Newport Pirate Charles Gibbs: 10 Stories We Never Knew
Newport pirate Charles Gibbs, hanged in 1831 in New York, was undoubtedly a nasty piece of work. As some historians pointed out,...
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3.4KCats Purr-suit of Justice Fails in Rhode Island
Property rights were shredded by a Rhode Island probate court in June of 1950 when it helped evict three lawful tenants of...
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