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Australia II Stuns the Sailing World, Winning the America’s Cup in Newport in 1983
A few years ago, my wife, Margaret, and I were visiting the wonderful WA Maritime Museum in Fremantle, Australia (“WA” stands for Western Australia). Suddenly, I was standing before the …
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New Documentary Brings the Battle of Rhode Island to Life (Link to the Film is at End of Article)
The Battle of Rhode Island Association (BoRIA) has released a new documentary film on the Battle of Rhode Island, fought on August 29, 1778. It was the largest engagement fought …
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Evidence Suggests that Enslavement of Native Peoples in Rhode Island was Rare After 1750
Recently there has been new scholarship focusing on the enslavement of Indians in Rhode Island as well as the rest of southern New England in colonial times. This has been …
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