This report summarizes the neutron scattering programs at the Rhode Island Nuclear Science Center (RINSC) reactor carried on by faculty of the Physics Department at the University of Rhode Island (URI). After a brief discussion of the reactor and its operation, the...
May 19, 1842 - The People's Party of Providence, Rhode Island, founded by lawyer Thomas Wilson Dorr in 1841, wanted to liberalize the Rhode Island charter of 1663 to extend voting to those that didn't own property. The Dorr Rebellion of 1842 of this date, with militiamen attacking an ...
After NFL player Travis Kelce attempted to give Taylor Swift his number via a friendship bracelet, the rest was history. Here's a comprehensive timeline of their relationship.
March 24th: Rhode Island holds a plebiscite on the issue of ratification. The Federalists, who want a state convention similar to those in other states, boycott the plebiscite. Rhode Islanders vote not to ratify the Constitution. April 28th: Maryland votes to ratify the Constitution. May 23rd:...
August 29, 1778 - American Revolution: The Battle of Rhode Island is fought north of Newport February 14, 1779 - American Revolution: American forces win the Battle of Kettle Creek July 16, 1779 - American Revolution: Brigadier General Anthony Wayne wins the Battle of Stony Point July 24...
September 21, 1774 - George Mason and George Washington form the Fairfax County Militia Association, which is independent of British control. It would consist of no more than one hundred men. More The colonies of Rhode Island, Georgia, and Connecticut ban the further importation of slaves. ...
In June 2016, photos of Swift kissing Marvel star Tom Hiddleston on a beach near her home in Westerly, Rhode Island,practically broke the internet. A month later, Hiddleston showed up at her annual Fourth of July party wearing a tank top that read, “I (heart) T.S” in red lettering...
Important Events in American History The origin of the United States dates back to the founding of 13 British colonies along the East Coast of North America. These colonies were: New Hampshire Massachusetts Rhode Island Connecticut New York New Jersey Pennsylvania Maryland Delaware Virginia North ...
This document represents a “broad-strokes” timeline for the Deadlands 1876 alternate history of the Civil War and the Balkanization of the United States. Although the sharpest divergence from historical reality occurs in January 1862, the wider world of Deadlands 1876 features a few important ...
Rhode Island was strongly Federalist, with the state’s ruling Country Party associated with the Federalists at the Federal level. The parry was also popular in New Hampshire, while Connecticut was mixed. Massachusetts, while mostly Centralist, also was divided, while Vermont’s history with ...