8:43pm PDT - May 4th, 2021

4 May 1776: The General Assembly of the Colony of Rhode Island is the first colony to declare its #independence from #England. It occured two months before the Declaration of Independence was adopted was. #Freedom #HistoryMatters #history #otd #ad https://t.co/mPGqeg4iOS https://t.co/AByMP106o6

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