Friday, May 04, 2007

Independence Day

I wasn't aware of this until I moved here, but Rhode Island actually declared its independence from the British on May 4, 1776, two months ahead of the rest of the colonies.
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Alan said...

Although they declared independence first, they were the last state to ratify the Constitution.
http://www.usconstitution.net/rat_ri.html

5/04/2007 11:26 AM

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