Hasbro was founded as Hassenfeld Brothers in Providence, Rhode Island.
It started as a company to sell textile remnants.
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Englishman wins the first U.S. Open golf tournament.
John F. Kennedy marries Jacqueline Bouvier in Newport, Rhode Island.
Hasbro announced that their Mr. Potato Head brand was changing its name to be gender inclusive.
Ann Franklin became one of the first women newspaper publishers.
Rhode Island became the thirteenth colony to enter the Union after the United States Constitution's ratification.