In an attempt to recoup any money Rhode Island will owe to others for rerouting ... of Transportation filed a lawsuit Aug. 16 against 13 engineers and contractors that had inspected or performed ...

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 ...

Rhode Island was the last of the 13 original colonies to ratify the U.S. Constitution after fighting no major battles in the Revolutionary War. quicklist: 7Category: 13 Original Coloniestitle ...

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 ...