The Station nightclub in Rhode Island burned down, killing 100 people.
Hurricane Carol hit Connecticut and Rhode Island.
John F. Kennedy marries Jacqueline Bouvier in Newport, Rhode Island.
Hasbro was founded as Hassenfeld Brothers in Providence, Rhode Island.
Englishman wins the first U.S. Open golf tournament.
The first-ever inaugural US National Championship for tennis occurred in Newport, Rhode Island, USA.
The world's first roller skating rink opened in Rhode Island.
Rhode Island became the thirteenth colony to enter the Union after the United States Constitution's ratification.
Ann Franklin became one of the first women newspaper publishers.
Roger Williams, the founder of Rhode Island, arrived from England in the Massachusetts Bay Colony to become a minister in a Boston church.
