All posts tagged "weather"
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5.5KRhode IslandThe Day it Rained Fish in Providence
On May 15, 1900, it rained fish in the Olneyville section of Providence. Wriggling pout as long as popsicle sticks swirled down...
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5.0KMassachusettsThe Christmas Blizzard of 1909: ‘The Sea Never Gives Up The Living’
More than 50 people died in the Christmas blizzard of 1909, a two-day storm with disastrous effects from Pennsylvania to Canada. The...
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11.0KArts and LeisureRosalind Russell Narrowly Escapes Waterbury
Rosalind Russell’s long career as a soignee actress with a flair for comedy almost came to an end in 1955, when she...
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25.5K5Rhode IslandHow the Quahog Became a Rhode Island Icon
If you know anything about Rhode Island, you know the quahog is sacred and peculiar to America’s smallest and wateriest state. But...
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14.2KPolitics and MilitaryChopmist Hill, Rhode Island’s Secret Listening Post in WWII
Just before Pearl Harbor, Chopmist Hill in Scituate, R.I., was the center of the world. That’s what the Federal Communications Commission discovered...
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16.3KConnecticutThe Wallingford Tornado of 1878 Unleashes Terror on an Unsuspecting Town
The Wallingford Tornado of 1878 ranks as one of the worst natural disasters to ever strike Connecticut. It caused so much damage...
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