On May 4, 1776, Rhode Island declared its independence from Great Britain, the first state to do so. Judge Darius Baker imposed the first jail sentence for speeding in an automobile on August 27, 1904, in Newport, Rhode Island. The offender was found guilty of speeding at 15 miles per hour. The first U.S. Open Championship was played on the nine-hole course of Newport Golf and Country Club in Rhode Island on October 4, 1895.
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On May 4, 1776, Rhode Island declared its independence from Great Britain, the first state to do so. Judge Darius Baker imposed the first jail sentence for speeding in an automobile on August 27, 1904, in Newport, Rhode Island. The offender was found guilty of speeding at 15 miles per hour. The first U.S. Open Championship was played on the nine-hole course of Newport Golf and Country Club in Rhode Island on October 4, 1895.
