New England PGA Championship New England PGA Championship The New England PGA Championship is a golf tournament that is the championship of the New England section of the PGA of America. The New England section encompasses the states of Maine, Massachusetts, New Hampshire, Rhode Island and Vermont (The other New England state (Connecticut) has its own PGA Section). It has been played annually since 1921 at a variety of courses in those states. "It should also be noted that Leo Diegel's 29th and final PGA Tour victory is listed as the 1934 New England PGA. However, the records of the New England PGA do
1860 United States presidential election in Rhode Island 1860 United States presidential election in Rhode Island The 1860 United States presidential election in Rhode Island took place on November 2, 1860, as part of the 1860 United States presidential election. Voters chose four electors of the Electoral College, who voted for president and vice president. Rhode Island was won by Republican candidate Abraham Lincoln, who won by a margin of 22.74%. With 61.37% of the popular vote, Rhode Island would prove to be Lincoln's fifth strongest state in terms of popular vote percentage in the 1860 election after Vermont, Minnesota, Massachusetts and Maine. Like New Jersey, New York