iCal Huh?
May 15
Recreation and Leisure in the Eighteenth Century, Newport
Frostbite Bash: Defrosted, Bristol
May 15-16
Newport History Walking Tours, Newport
May 22
Gaspee Days Proclamation Ceremony and Walking Tour, Pawtuxet, Warwick
May 22-23
Newport History Walking Tours, Newport
Newport Oyster and Chowder Festival, Newport
May 25
Lecture on the Lawn, Wickford, North Kingstown
May 29-30
Newport History Walking Tours, Newport
June 5
Gaspee Days Fireworks Extravaganza, Pawtuxet, Warwick
June 8
Lecture on the Lawn, Wickford, North Kingstown
More events
May 15th in Rhode Island history*
1776
The sloop Providence, under command of Captain John Paul Jones, leaves Providence for New York City, carrying about 100 Continental soldiers.
1865
Old National Bank (formerly a state bank in Providence named simply, the National Bank) is organized and granted federal charter #1151.
1900
At 4pm, fish (specifically pout and perch) fall out of the skies over Olneyville. They were probably deposited there by a passing tornado.
1942
Gasoline rationing starts, with each unit worth four gallons.
Gasoline rationing begins in seventeen states (of which Rhode Island is one) and the District of Columbia. Ration cards have seven squares, each representing one "unit" (four gallons) of gasoline, which may be redeemed before July 1.
1975
The Rhode Island General Assembly adjourns on the seventy-first legislative day, the Senate at 5:55pm and the House at 6:29pm, in one of the most orderly adjournments in years. A record 2,697 bills were introduced during the session.
1981
The Rhode Island General Assembly adjourns on the sixty-fifth legislative day; the Senate adjourns at 7:19pm after passing the State Budget of $803,379,510.
