Rhode Island: Timeline

1635   Founder of Rhode Island Roger Williams Roger Williams (theologian)

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 is banished from Massachusetts Bay Colony Massachusetts Bay Colony

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 as a religious dissident after he spoke out against punishments for religious offenses and giving away Native American Indigenous peoples in the United States

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 land.

1636   Roger Williams (theologian) Roger Williams (theologian)

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 founds Rhode Island

1643   Roger Williams Roger Williams (theologian)

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, a co-founder of Rhode Island, publishes ''A Key Into the Language of America''

1652   Rhode Island passes the first law in North America North America

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 making slavery Slavery

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 illegal.

1663   King Charles II of England grants John Clarke a Royal Charter Royal Charter

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 to Rhode Island.

1772   British vessel ''Gaspee'' is burned off of Rhode Island.

1790   Rhode Island ratifies the United States Constitution United States Constitution

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 and becomes the 13th U.S. state U.S. state

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.

1981   A Minor League baseball game between the Rochester Red Wings and the Pawtucket Red Sox at McCoy Stadium in Pawtucket, Rhode Island becomes the longest professional baseball game in history: 8 hours and 25 minutes/33 innings (the 33rd inning is not played until June 23).

1990   Rhode Island celebrates its bicentennial statehood.