By Thomas J. Morgan
On April 18, 2012
A year ago today:
Presidential hopeful Ron Paul, badly trailing Mitt Romney in the race to capture the Republican nomination, energizes about 2,000 supporters at URI's Keaney Gymnasium, promising that his campaign themes of small government, strict adherence to the Constitution, and limited foreign intervention would one day take hold.
On April 18, 2008
5 years ago today:
Firefighters douse hot spots in the area where a brush fire sparked a day earlier, damaging a boardwalk in Bristol owned by the Audubon Society of Rhode Island.
On April 18, 1988
25 years ago today:
New Bedford was the nation's richest fishing port last year thanks to a banner year for scallop catches and prices, government and industry officials say.