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August 17
Providence Gallery Night, Providence
August 18
Ida Lewis Distance Race, Newport
Food Truck Fridays, Providence
August 19
Governor Stephen Hopkins House Tours, Providence
Ladies of Linden Place Tour, Bristol
H.P. Lovecraft: A Literary Life Walking Tour, Providence
Armenian Church Picnic, Providence
August 20
Miantonomi Exploration Days, Newport
August 24
The Chimi Trucks of Broad Street Walking Tour, Providence
August 25
Food Truck Fridays, Providence
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August 17th in Rhode Island history*
1775
The beacon at Prospect Hill is tested. Observers report signtings at Newport; Cambridge, Massachusetts; and New London and Norwich, Connecticut.
1971
The new $4.4 million Department of Health building on Davis Street is completely operational.
1976
Providence Mayor Buddy Cianci makes a nationally televised speech to the Republican National Convention in Kansas City.
1984
Rhode Island's economy produced a state budget surplus of $31.6 million for the fiscal year that ended June 30.
