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Italian explorer Giovanni da Verrazzano
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Henry Hudson explores the area on behalf of Dutch
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Adrian block he changed the name of Aquidneck changed to "the Isle of Rhodes, or Rhode Island
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William Blackstone was the first settler
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Founded by Roger Williams, Roger Williams was banished from the Massachusetts Bay Colony for his religious views; Roger Williams called the site "Providence Plantations" and declared it a place of religious freedom
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the Portsmouth compact was signed. Each compact had for its purpose the formation of a civil state under an orderly government
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King Charles 2 granted the royal charter of Rhode Island
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Rhode island had 22 distilleries and 3 sugar refineries
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Rhode Island was governed as a charter colony
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Rhode Island became a state
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the Louisiana purchase happened. United states of America bought the Louisiana territory from France
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the war of 1812 between U.S. and great Britain, ended in a stalemate but confirmed Americas independence
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Rhode Island had 100 textile mills in 21 towns
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John Brown raided Harpers Ferry and set in motion events that led directly to the outbreak of the Civil War
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the civil war started
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Robert e lee signaled the end of the Confederacy
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the abolishment of slavery
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Rhode Island's economy peaked
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Spanish American war
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the treaty of Paris was signed
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In Providence Cornell Young Jr., 28, an off duty police officer, was shot dead by 2 police officers when he tried to assist in a street confrontation
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Former governor and senator John O. Pastore died at age 93
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The final winner of the "Survivor" TV contest set on Pulau Tiga island was broadcast to as many as 40-50 million viewers.
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Rhode Island became the 3rd state
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Carlos Pacheco, an employee at the Providence Journal production plant, killed 2 co-workers and wounded another.
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Jun, Doctors at Rhode Island Hospital implanted a Brain Gate, pea-size sensor made by Cyber kinetics, in the brain of Matthew Nagle, a quadriplegic, which connected to computer. Over a 9-month period he learned to use his mind to control motion on a video monitor and a robotic arm
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A small plane, carrying 2 Rhode Island families from vacation in Florida, crashed near Penn. State Univ
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Rhode Island became the 11th state to legalize medical marijuana and the first since the U.S. Supreme Court ruled in June that patients who use the drug can still be prosecuted under federal law
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In Rhode Island Charles Moreau, the former mayor of Central Falls. Pleaded guilty to accepting gifts from a supporter who received a lucrative city contract.
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Ten states kicked off the new year with a minimum wage rise of between 10 and 35 cents. The rises went into effect in Arizona, Colorado, Florida, Missouri, Montana, Ohio, Oregon, Rhode Island, Vermont and Washington.
