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June 19
Remembering Slavery: The Rhode Island Slave History Medallions Project, Newport
June 20
Providence Gallery Night, Providence
Concert Under the Elms, Providence
The Woman's Hour: The Great Fight to Win the Vote, Bristol
Food Truck Night, Warwick
June 21
A Taste of Summer Fundraiser, Narragansett
Food Truck Fridays, Providence
June 21-22
Providence Ghost Tour, Providence
June 22
Herreshoff Waterfront Festival, Bristol
Ultimate Lighthouse Tour, Providence
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June 19th in Rhode Island history*
1781
General Nathanael Greene abandons the siege of Fort 96, South Carolina, but not before defeating a Loyalist force of 550. At the same time, back in Rhode Island, the second march of the French Army passes the Joy Homestead in Cranston to join the rest of the force at Waterman's Tavern in Coventry.
1786
Major-General Nathanael Greene dies in Georgia at the age of 43. As a Revolutionary War-era military leader, he was considered second only to Washington.
1924
A bromide gas bomb ends a Democratic filibuster in the state Senate; five members are overcome by fumes.
1943
Journalist and WPRO-AM radio talk show host Mary Ann Sorrentino is born.
1979
Governor J. Joseph Garrahy announces the imposition of minimum purchase requirements for gasoline effective at midnight on June 20, 1979. Motorists with four cylinders will have to buy at least $5 worth when they purchase gasoline. Motorists with larger cars will have to buy at least $7 worth.
1996
A Superior Court jury convicts Warwick Detective Jeffrey Scott Hornoff of bludgeoning his lover, Victoria Cushman, to death in her Warwick apartment in 1989.
