Walt Mossberg @waltmossberg
Proud to have been born & raised in Rhode Island, the first state to declare independence, the first to declare full freedom of religion, and the first to strike against British forces (the burning of the revenue ship Gaspee over a year before the Boston Tea Party.) — PolitiTweet.org
Sheldon Whitehouse @SenWhitehouse
On this day in 1776, RI became the first colony to declare its sovereignty. Our independent spirit is still going s… https://t.co/LljTn2ahd1
