The First Rhode Island Regiment was formed in 1778, at a time when slavery was still legal in many colonies. To boost their troop numbers, Rhode Island allowed enslaved men to enlist, promising them ...

overlapping with parts of Plymouth Colony and Connecticut. This “caused disputes which continued for many years before ...

The world's biggest iceberg — a wall of ice the size of Rhode Island — is lumbering toward a remote island off Antarctica that's home to millions of penguins and seals. The trillion-ton slab of ice — ...