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September 22
Validating the Afterlife, Lincoln
September 24
Bristol Tales of the Slave Trade Walking Tour, Bristol
September 26
11th Annual Heritage Day, Coventry
42nd Annual Rhode Island Heritage Day Festival, Providence
September 26, 2020
Great Road Day, Saylesville, Lincoln
September 26
6th Annual Ocean State Oyster Festival, Providence
September 27
Rhode Island Postcard Club Meeting, North Providence
Great Rumford Bake Off, Rumford, East Providence
September 30
CANCELLED—Johnston Historical Society General Meeting, Johnston
October 3
Fairlawn Neighborhood Walking Tour, Pawtucket
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September 21st in Rhode Island history*
1685
Edward Randolph is commissioned by King James II as Secretary and Sole Register of our Governor, and counsel for the government of the Narragansett country, also called the King's Province, and the other New England Colonies.
1762
A Grand Commission for the election of officers is ordered.
1831
Working-class whites riot at the foot of Olney Street in Providence, an area known as "Snow Town," destroying several black residences.
1850
Coventry Bank of Anthony Village is founded.
1938
A hurricane and tidal waves strike the state causing damage estimated at $100 million and a death toll of 311 lives. The Charlestown-Westerly area suffers the greatest brunt of the storm with 109 lives lost when two thirty-foot tidal waves strike at 3:30pm. An official wind velocity of ninety-five miles per hour is recorded in Providence. The highest water in Providence is measured at 17.67 feet above mean low water. This hurricane is the worst disaster to strike Rhode Island in its history.
1964
Constellation defeats British challenger Sovereign for the America's Cup, four to nothing, off Newport.
1978
Polls show Providence Mayor Buddy Cianci and Democratic challenger Francis Darigan in a dead heat.
1980
Thousands of people turn out to attend the third and largest Rhode Island Heritage Festival, held on the State House lawn. The cultures of nineteen ethnic groups in Rhode Island are represented by colorful costumes, intriguing dances, and tasty gourmet foods.
1996
The new $209 million terminal at T.F. Green Airport opens for public inspection and receives rave reviews.
