History
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All pirates were not beneficial to Rhode Island, of course, and some of them were not as fortunate as Malbone. One example of the wrath that could descend on the pirates came in 1723 when two sloops …
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Terry D'Amato Spencer
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2/20/13
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19 views
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In a 1991 episode of ABC's "Prime Time Live,” Rhode Island was repeatedly referred to as "Rogue’s Island" and was castigated with statements that described her as "a state where politics is often …
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Terry D'Amato Spencer
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12/13/12
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69 views
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Often in history we have witnessed a struggle between races or countries that developed into a battle between two great men as adversaries. As Marc Anthony had his Octavian, Hannibal his Scipio and …
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Terry D'Amato Spencer
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8/2/12
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26 views
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Captain William Kidd, friend and confidant of Rhode Island pirate Thomas Paine obtained much of his reputedly great wealth off the coast of Madagascar in the Indian Ocean in 1697-1698. The amount …
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Terry D'Amato Spencer
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4/25/13
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18 views
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Areas in Warwick such as Apponaug, “the place of the shellfish,” have been uncovered by archeologists and give us some insight into Indian culture. Apponaug was the place where two main Indian …
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Don D'Amato and Terry Spencer
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5/30/12
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33 views
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On December 10, 1675, in a blinding snowstorm, the thousand soldiers, armed with four-foot long muskets and carrying 20 bullets each, reached their destination an hour or two after noon. Church …
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Terry D'Amato Spencer
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8/16/12
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23 views
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Most of us in Rhode Island have been conditioned to point with pride at Roger Williams, great contribution to freedom of religion. This, of course, is rightly so, but we often forget that Williams …
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Don D'Amato and Terry Spencer
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6/13/12
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19 views
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One of the major problems of the time was the large number of blackbirds that abounded in the 17th century. To counter this, the Indians built a “watch house” in the fields where the older …
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Don D'Amato and Terry Spencer
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6/6/12
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21 views
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There is generally a great deal of confusion among the voting public as to what the relationship is between state and local governments. Generally, we can conclude that in Rhode Island the cities and …
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Terry D'Amato Spencer
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7/26/12
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9 views
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On a number of occasions Rhode Island has benefited from her liberal policies toward those who engaged in piracy and quasi-legal escapades on the high seas. Usually these adventurers claimed to have …
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Terry D'Amato Spencer
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3/13/13
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94 views
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