History
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A captain who was competent and could return with a rich cargo was honored in Rhode Island no matter what his status was in other colonies. Such a man was Captain William Kidd.
Kidd was a welcome …
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Terry D'Amato Spencer
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9/13/12
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During World War II, the T.F. Green Airport was …
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In 1940, when the political arena was again filled with candidates, the Democratic Party split into two factions. Harold E. Flaherty and A. Norman LaSalle fought for the chairmanship of the party. …
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Don D'Amato
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4/4/12
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14 views
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The political struggle for power in the city continued with some modifications. In 1942, the Democrats selected Francis J. McCabe as their mayoral candidate. This popular figure had been postmaster …
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Don D'Amato
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4/18/12
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Very few Rhode Islanders had ever heard of William Blackstone, those that have are amazed to find out that Blackstone was here a year before Roger Williams came. Unfortunately, all his papers were …
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Don D'Amato and Terry Spencer
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5/16/12
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13 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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Apparently, voters approved of the first Green-Quinn administration for, in 1934, the Democrats swept in. Even normally Republican Warwick fell into the Democratic ranks of electing John A. O’Brien …
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Don D'Amato
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3/14/12
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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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In 1695 Captain Kidd went to London in his own vessel. E.R. Snow tells us that, while there, Kidd received a commission as a private man-of-war, obtained through the influence of Robert …
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Terry D'Amato Spencer
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4/17/13
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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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23 views
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Historians down through the years have held different opinions regarding Captain William Kidd. Some have characterized him as a most notorious pirate while others have claimed he was innocent of any …
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5/23/13
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39 views
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