#OTD in Rhode Island History @OTDRhodeIsland
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#OTD April 27, 1767, the brig Royal Charlotte, financed by William Vernon, & captained by Thomas Taylor, departed Newport for Anomabu, Ghana, to purchase 105 enslaved Africans for sale in St. Croix. Vernon is also known (posthumously) as the 1st Secretary of the Navy. #OnThisDay
#OTD April 27, 1975, at 9PM, Dick Gregory, comedian & civil rights activist, gave a talk at Rhode Island College (@RICNews) in Providence. He spoke on the CIA, the assassination of JFK, & weather manipulation. Click here to listen to the entire lecture: digitalcommons.ric.edu/av_root/65/
#OTD April 25, 1774, the snauw Fletcher, financed by John Fletcher, Peleg Clarke, & John Pett, & captained by Robert Hill Stockford, departed Newport, Rhode Island for Anomabu, Ghana to purchase 134 enslaved Africans for sale in Kingston, Jamaica. #OnThisDay #RhodeIsland #History
#OTD In the 2000 film Miss Congeniality, Miss Rhode Island is asked by @WilliamShatner to describe her perfect date. She answers "I'd have to say April 25, because it's not too hot, & not too cold. All you need is a light jacket." #OnThisDay #RhodeIsland #History
#OTD April 24, 1970, the Pawtucket Red Sox played their 1st game in McCoy Stadium. At the time, they were the only professional baseball team in Rhode Island. It would remain their home stadium until 2020, when the team (& stadium) moved to Worcester, MA. Footage from @RIHistory.
#OTD April 23, 1967, film crews from @NBC10 recorded a press conference given by Martin Luther King at @BrownUniversity in Providence. King spoke out against the Vietnam War, & made a call to abolish the draft & "disarm the world." Here's the footage from @RIHistory archives.
#OTD April 22, 1775, following shots at Lexington, MA, Rhode Island created a 1,500 man “Army of Observation," commanded by Nathaniel Greene (pictured), & sent them to Boston to serve in the Continental Army under George Washington. It was the 1st standing army in the colonies.
#OTD April 22, 1970, Andy Warhol, "darling of the New York Pop Art world," "raided" @risd's storage facilities & created an exhibition. During the show, students protested a lack of diversity chanting: "the money's there, if you care!" The protest made Warhol "cringe." #OnThisDay
#OTD April 21, 1980, @NBC10 news crews interviewed a beer can collector somewhere in Rhode Island. The location of the store, and the identity of the man is unknown. Here is the footage from the @RIHistory film archives. Where is this store? #OnThisDay #RhodeIsland #History
#OTD April 21, 1971, @GratefulDead played the Rhode Island Auditorium in Providence. The auditorium was torn down in 1989. #OnThisDay #RhodeIsland #History Click here to listen to the entire concert: m.youtube.com/watch?v=ZPikd4…
#OTD April 20, 1861, photographers captured the departure of the 1st Rhode Island Infantry Regiment, commanded by Col. Ambrose Burnside, from Providence for Washington, DC to begin fighting in the Civil War. The regiment marched through from Exchange Street to Fox Point.
#OTD April 20, 1765, the Providence Gazette ran a runaway ad for Jacob Cushman of Attleborough for "Ezekiel Fuller, being a Mulatto, or half English & half Indian fellow, 17 Years old." Cushman noted "he wore his own Hair when he went off" & offered a $6 reward, or $250 today.
Anyone remember this? I was 4. The hottest day ever recorded in April in Providence was on this date 48 years ago. On April 19, 1976, the temperature hit 98°! Can you imagine? 98° in April!!
#OTD April 19, 1644, in an effort to protect themselves from encroaching settler colonists, Chief Sachems of the Narragansett Canonicus & Pessicus submitted allegiance to King Charles I of England. They appointed Samuel Gorton as one of their attorneys. nativenortheastportal.com/annotated-tran…
#OTD April 19, 1796, the Newport Mercury ran 2 runaway ads. James Wells of Hopkinton ran 1 for "an Apprentice Indian Boy, named JOSEPH GARDNER." He offered a $3 reward. William Champlin of So. Kingstown also ran an ad for "a Negro Woman, named FIBBO." He offered a 5 cent reward.
#OTD April 18, 1842, in an election under a parallel "People's Constitution" Thomas Wilson Dorr was elected the Governor of Rhode Island-- thus committing treason under state law. He would eventually serve 20 months in prison before receiving a pardon. #OnThisDay #RhodeIsland
#OTD April 18, 1981, the Pawtucket Red Sox began a game against the Rochester Red Wings. After 32 innings, the game was suspended at 4:07AM on April 19th. It was the longest professional baseball game in history. A final inning was played on June 23rd, & the Sox won, 3-2.
#OTD April 17, 1917, the Rhode Island House of Representatives voted 71-20 to allow women the right to vote for President. It was the 18th state to do so, the 1st on the East Coast. #OnThisDay #RhodeIsland #History
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#OTD April 21, 1971, @GratefulDead played the Rhode Island Auditorium in Providence. The auditorium was torn down in 1989. #OnThisDay #RhodeIsland #History Click here to listen to the entire concert: m.youtube.com/watch?v=ZPikd4…
🇺🇸 a portrait (1792) by john trumbull, "the painter of the Revolution."
#OTD April 22, 1775, following shots at Lexington, MA, Rhode Island created a 1,500 man “Army of Observation," commanded by Nathaniel Greene (pictured), & sent them to Boston to serve in the Continental Army under George Washington. It was the 1st standing army in the colonies.
I am not sure if you can read this but this timely new ice cream flavor is made up of: "Black tar fudge stuffed with crumbled cookie pavement, brownie cement & crushed peanut butter rebar."
It’s cool that some people can tell that summer is coming from the return of certain birds or whatever, for me it’s the sight of the first guy in a bow tie and navy blazer riding a moped down Bellevue
Anyone remember this? I was 4. The hottest day ever recorded in April in Providence was on this date 48 years ago. On April 19, 1976, the temperature hit 98°! Can you imagine? 98° in April!!
Here is an example of what it looks like when you turn on the "Property Info" feature! Was curious about the parcel that Liza asked about so I pulled it up x.com/_holyspokes/st…
what is going on here? why is such a big piece of land in the center of one of PVD's most desirable neighborhoods sitting empty?
Also when you're on a boat you can just pull it up and find out who owns the waterfront homes that you're looking at. I wouldn't do that though, I'm normal
@OTDRhodeIsland @antoniafarzan While Irish and African heritage leaders failed to unify leading up to the Dorr Rebellion, they would, in Newport forming a successful Equal Rights Caucus.
@OTDRhodeIsland @factsfaraone The Umpires had to stand for 9 hours.
@OTDRhodeIsland I’ll never forgive Gina for letting them go😪😪😪😪
@OTDRhodeIsland I remember that. It was on my birthday! I was 18.
We had a number of these commemorative cups -- which came with a soda at McCoy Stadium -- at my house when I was growing up.
#OTD April 18, 1981, the Pawtucket Red Sox began a game against the Rochester Red Wings. After 32 innings, the game was suspended at 4:07AM on April 19th. It was the longest professional baseball game in history. A final inning was played on June 23rd, & the Sox won, 3-2.
Instrumental in the construction of the FED which has used money printing and nation states to steal your wealth through inflation since 1913. Also one of only two RIers prominently displayed via painting in the US Capitol.
#OTD April 16, 1915, Nelson Aldrich, once known as the "general manager of the Nation" during his time as Rhode Island's US Senator, died in New York City. Aldrich served in the Senate from 1881 to 1911, the longest term until Claiborne Pell's ended in 1997. #OnThisDay
@OTDRhodeIsland He also helped bring about this version of the Federal Reserve. Central banking at its worst
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#OTD March 28, 1744, Moses Seixas (house pictured) was born in Lisbon, Portugal. Seixas moved to Newport in 1765, & in 1795 founded the 2nd bank in Rhode Island, the Bank of Rhode Island (now @BankofAmerica). Between 1805 & 1807, he financed at least 6 slave voyages to Africa.
A momentous day for Kinsale yesterday 13/04/2024 as it signed a reaffirmation twinning charter with our friends from Newport, Rhode Island, USA 🇺🇸 25 years on from the original signing. An honour to have Newport’s Mayor @XayForNewport & Councilor Holder unveil a plaque to mark it
@OTDRhodeIsland @wpri12 @RIHistory Irving Jay Fain was one of Rhode Island's great fair housing leaders of the era.
Long Live Rogue Island
#OTD April 12, 1771, a British customs collector seized an American brig for smuggling in Newport. In response, a "Mob gathered & beat him, & threatened to pull down the Custom house & seize on the King's property." The HMS Sultana then sent 14 soldiers to retrieve the collector.
Man modern hipster ain't got nothing on civil war era facial hair.
#OTD April 12, 1821, Samuel Greene Arnold Jr. was born in Providence. Arnold was Lt. Gov. twice, 1852-1853 & again 1861-1862. In 1859, he published the 2-volume History of the State of Rhode Island, & in 1862, he was elected to fill a vacancy in the US Senate, serving until 1863.
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