All posts tagged "narragansett bay"
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3.3KArts and Leisure8 Fun Facts About the Striped Bass, the Fish That Fed Plymouth Colony
When it comes to fish, the striped bass ranks right up there with the cod. It has for centuries. It kept the...
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7.5KPolitics and MilitaryCaptain Cook’s Endeavour, World-Famous Ship, Scuttled in Newport Harbor and Forgotten
On Feb. 3, 2022, Americans probably wondered why an argument broke out between Australian and American maritime experts over the possible discovery...
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8.4KArts and LeisureSix Paintings of New England Spring
Artists have probably created far fewer New England spring paintings than of any of the three other seasons. After all, New England...
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17.7KMassachusettsThe Cold Storm and Great Freeze of 1857
The Cold Storm and Great Freeze of 1857 prostrated New England during the winter of 1856-57, one of the worst ever. Thirty-two...
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12.4KPolitics and MilitaryThe Story of Jesse Brown and Tom Hudner, Narragansett Bay Aviators
In 2018 the U.S. Navy commissioned the Arleigh Burke-class guided-missile destroyer USS Hudner in Boston. The ship’s name pays tribute to two...
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12.8KPolitics and MilitaryDisaster in Rhode Island Waters: The USS Bennington
On the early morning of May 26, 1954, fighter jets started to catapult into the air from the USS Bennington (CVA 20),...
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