In 1796, Congress authorized the creation of Seaman’s Protection Certificates as a way to prevent foreign navies from kidnapping or “impressing” American mariners into ...

Over the centuries, Newport has hosted a fair share of US presidents. The recent visit by Gov. Tim Kaine, who received the invitation to ...

The United Services Organization (USO) was founded in 1941 under President Franklin Roosevelt to provide entertainment and recreational facilities for American Servicemen. With federal ...

In early June 1769, the Reverend Doctor Ezra Stiles (1727-1795) was compiling his “to do” list, reviewing sermons at his Second Congregational Church and, ...

The Newport area has hosted many cutting-edge scientific facilities, from the development of the torpedo on Goat Island to underwater tracking systems at the ...