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The Rhode Island State Archives were open to the public Friday. Rhode Island's three copies of the Declaration of ...
“There it is,” he said — the sword of British Gen. Charles Cornwallis that, experts theorize, was presented to the Americans during the British surrender at Yorktown on Oct. 19, 1781.
The resolution officially designated Feb. 11, 2025, “1 st Rhode Island Regiment/Black Regiment Day” to commemorate the contribution of Black soldiers during the Revolutionary War.
Members of the United Train of Artillery, the Kingstown Reds, HM Tenth Regiment of Foot in America, the 54th Regiment of Foot, Bristol Train of Artillery, and the 2nd Rhode Island Regiment ...
Providence, Rhode Island, is set to raise the Palestinian flag at City Hall tomorrow (Friday) as part of an initiative to honor the city's diverse communities.
Providence, Rhode Island, officials have accepted a request to fly the Palestinian flag Friday at City Hall in the state’s capital. City officials emphasized that no American flags are being ...
A Palestinian flag is the latest ethnic banner to be flown over Providence, Rhode Island's City Hall, officials say, in a sign of the diverse community there.
Military Obsequies of Col. Slocum, Maj. Ballon, and Capt. Tower, of the Second Rhode Island Regiment. The Remains in Providence. Share full article March 31, 1862 The New York Times Archives ...
The First Rhode Island Regiment, comprised of Black, Indigenous, and white soldiers, would go on to fight during the Battle of Rhode Island in 1778. In 1780, Rhode Island united its two Continental ...
Rhode Island was the first state to authorize an integrated military regiment of white, Black and Indigenous men. “The history of the 1st Rhode Island Regiment is unique to Rhode Island ...
The First Rhode Island Regiment, comprised of Black, Indigenous, and white soldiers, would go on to fight during the Battle of Rhode Island in 1778. In 1780, Rhode Island united its two Continental ...