Sen. Whitehouse Marks 248th Anniversary of Gaspee Raid With Virtual Retelling
June 10, 2020
June 10, 2020
WASHINGTON, June 10 -- Sen. Sheldon Whitehouse, D-Rhode Island, issued the following news release on June 9:
On this the 248th anniversary of the night bold Rhode Island colonists set the British Royal Navy's HMS Gaspee ablaze on Narragansett Bay, U.S. Senator Sheldon Whitehouse is teaming up with Pawtuxet Rangers Commanding Officer Col. Ronald Barnes for a virtual retelling of the story of the Gaspee Affair.
While the burning of the Gaspee was one of the events that h . . .
On this the 248th anniversary of the night bold Rhode Island colonists set the British Royal Navy's HMS Gaspee ablaze on Narragansett Bay, U.S. Senator Sheldon Whitehouse is teaming up with Pawtuxet Rangers Commanding Officer Col. Ronald Barnes for a virtual retelling of the story of the Gaspee Affair.
While the burning of the Gaspee was one of the events that h . . .