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Rhode Island, Rite & Riot

On May 29, 1790, Rhode Island became the last of North America’s original Thirteen Colonies-​turned-​states to ratify the Constitution.

On the same in 1913, Igor Stravinsky’s ballet score The Rite of Spring received its premiere performance in Paris, France, provoking a riot.

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