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May 13
Newport Gallery Night, Newport
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
More events
May 12th in Rhode Island history*
1703
The boundary between Rhode Island and Connecticut is agreed upon by commissioners of the two colonies [but not finally adjusted until September 27, 1728, after sixty-five years of quarreling and litigation].
1776
John Paul Jones is made the captain of the sloop Providence.
1782
After almost two years, French troops decamp from Newport and Providence.
1964
The nuclear-powered submarine Nathanael Greene (SSBN-636) is launched at the Portsmouth Naval Shipvard in Maine. It is christened by Mrs. Neander W. Wade, a direct descendant of General Nathanael Greene.
1967
After a three-year stint as a meeting place for Local 1350, the land and building at 211 Cowesett Avenue in West Warwick is sold to Joseph Muschiano. He renames the club Cedar Acres Inn.
1977
Judge James O. Watts is replaced as Narragansett town solicitor and will be a consultant to James E. McGwin. The 78-year-old Watts served as town solicitor for almost all town councils since 1921.
