On Saturday, June 10, Warwick celebrated “The First Blow for Freedom,” the 1772 burning of the HMS Gaspee by a rebellious band of Rhode Islanders, commemorated every year with Gaspee Day events, including the Gaspee Day Parade.
Washington, D.C. — U.S. Sen. Sheldon Whitehouse [D-RI] continued his annual tradition of recounting the burning of the HMS Gaspee on Tuesday, June 9, the eighth year he has taken to the floor of the Senate to commemorate the Colonial uprising against the British.
