All posts tagged "Point Judith"
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15.9K3Politics and MilitaryThe Surprising German U-boat Visit to Newport, RI, During WWI
A surprise German U-boat visit to Newport Harbor during World War I started with pleasantries and ended with mayhem just south of...
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16.6K7Crime and ScandalThe Legend of the Ghost Ship Palatine
Every winter Block Islanders can spot the ghost of the flaming ship Palatine, or so the legend goes. The tale comes from...
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70.6K32ConnecticutU-Boat Attacks Of World War II: 6 Months of Secret Terror in the Atlantic
On Jan. 13, 1942, German U-boat attacks officially started against merchant ships along the Eastern Seaboard of North America. From then until...
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39.7K35Rhode IslandThe Great 1938 Hurricane, A Once-In-A-Lifetime Storm
The Great 1938 Hurricane took almost everyone by surprise. Sept. 21, 1938, was supposed to be a breezy fall day in New...
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24.6K8Flashback PhotosThe WWII Battle of Point Judith off the RI Coast
Just before Germany surrendered to the Allied powers, 67 men died in the Battle of Point Judith off the Rhode Island coast....
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