There are many more Rhode Island-related quirks to understand, especially in terms of how the locals refer to locations, dishes, and other cultural aspects of the last of the 13 colonies to take ...

PROVIDENCE, R.I. (WJAR) — 249 years ago Sunday, Rhode Island became the first of the thirteen colonies to formally declare its independence from Great Britain. On May 4, 1776, delegates gathered ...

Rhode Island's independent streak – it was the only state to reject ratification of the 18th Amendment banning the manufacture and sale of alcohol in 1920 – dates back to its 17th century ...

4. It was the last of the 13 colonies to become a state, but the first to declare its independence from Britain on May 4, 1776. 5. In Rhode Island lay the remains of the first girl born to ...

Rhode Island taxes Social Security benefits but offers other exemptions. The cost of living in "The Ocean State" is a little above average. Rhode Island ranks reasonably well for healthcare.

On this day in 1790, Rhode Island became the 13th state to ratify the U.S. Constitution, thereby becoming the last of the original founding colonies to ... nine of the 13 states needed to ratify ...