On July 17 , 2014 , Eric Garner died Death in the New York City borough of Staten Island after Daniel Pantaleo , a New York City Police Department ( NYPD ) officer , put him in a chokehold while arresting Arrest him .

The Chappaquiddick incident Catastrophe was a single-vehicle car accident Catastrophe that occurred Coming_to_be on Chappaquiddick Island in Massachusetts some time between 11:30p.m .

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The French frigates , particularly `` Vertu '' and `` Seine '' , also suffered Damaging and by late morning both sides disengaged Escaping , the British retiring Process_end to Madras for repairs while Sercey anchored Placing at King 's Island in the Mergui Archipelago , eventually sheltering in Batavia .

Grey 's force of 4,000 was originally intended as a relief force for the British garrison that was briefly besieged Besieging at Newport , Rhode Island , but they arrived Arriving after the Americans had retreated Escaping .

Overall , Felix caused Causation nine deaths Death due Causation to drowning Death along the coasts of Rhode Island , New Jersey , and North Carolina .

In addition , a hurricane Catastrophe warning Warning was briefly in effect Influence for Sable Island , Nova Scotia .

In Atlantic Canada , Dean dropped Motion light rain across Nova Scotia and Sable Island .

His success prompted Preventing_or_letting other `` iwi '' to procure Getting firearms in order to mount Placing effective methods of defence Defending and deterrence and the spiral of violence Violence peaked Self_motion in 1832 and 1833 , by which time it had spread Dispersal to all parts of the country except the inland area of the North Island later known as the King Country and remote bays and valleys of Fiordland in the South Island .

His success prompted Preventing_or_letting other `` iwi '' to procure Getting firearms in order to mount Placing effective methods of defence Defending and deterrence and the spiral of violence Violence peaked Self_motion in 1832 and 1833 , by which time it had spread Dispersal to all parts of the country except the inland area of the North Island later known as the King Country and remote bays and valleys of Fiordland in the South Island .

Just under five hours later , Bill made landfall near on Matagorda Island , Texas , at the same intensity .

Destruction was greatest near the shore and on islands such as Cedar Key and Dog Island , though tornadoes spawned Coming_to_be by the hurricane Catastrophe swept Scouring through communities and mobile home parks well inland .

Farther west , Dauphin Island in Alabama endured Change_event_time wind gusts as high as and a significant storm Catastrophe surge .

The system was first noted Know on December 3 , 1991 as a shallow tropical depression that was embedded Connect within the monsoon trough , to the north of the Cook Island : Rarotonga .

Similar but less severe impact Influence occurred Coming_to_be in New Brunswick and Prince Edward Island .

After turning north , Ismael dissipated Removing later that day near Guadalupe Island .

The Station nightclub fire occurred Coming_to_be on Thursday , February 20 , 2003 , in West Warwick , Rhode Island , United States , killing Killing 100 people including Great White guitarist Ty Longley and injuring Bodily_harm 230 .

Early on October 16 , Jerry made Manufacturing landfall on Galveston Island , Texas with winds of .

On March 4 , Bola transitioned Change into an extratropical storm Catastrophe , passing Motion_directional to the north of the North Island of New Zealand on March 8 .

It weakened Cause_change_of_strength further and was absorbed Ingestion by a stationary trough near the South Island on March 12 .

Bola caused Causation severe damage Damaging to the North Island of New Zealand , where heavy rainfall peaked Cause_change_of_position_on_a_scale at 917 mm ( 36.1 in ) in Gisborne Region .

Later , Gladys killed Killing two people in Atlantic Canada and caused Causation coastal damage Damaging in Prince Edward Island .

Along Long Island , the nor'easter destroyed Destroying over 130 homes and left Causation 454,000 people without power .

The Three Mile Island accident was a partial meltdown Catastrophe of reactor number 2 of Three Mile Island Nuclear Generating Station ( TMI-2 ) in Dauphin County , Pennsylvania , near Harrisburg and subsequent radiation leak Reveal_secret that occurred Coming_to_be on March 28 , 1979 .

The Three Mile Island accident was a partial meltdown Catastrophe of reactor number 2 of Three Mile Island Nuclear Generating Station ( TMI-2 ) in Dauphin County , Pennsylvania , near Harrisburg and subsequent radiation leak Reveal_secret that occurred Coming_to_be on March 28 , 1979 .

Operation Grapple was the name of four series of British nuclear weapons tests Testing of early atomic bombs and hydrogen bombs Attack carried out Action in 1957 and 1958 at Malden Island and Kiritimati ( Christmas Island ) in the Pacific Ocean as part of the British hydrogen bomb programme .

Operation Grapple was the name of four series of British nuclear weapons tests Testing of early atomic bombs and hydrogen bombs Attack carried out Action in 1957 and 1958 at Malden Island and Kiritimati ( Christmas Island ) in the Pacific Ocean as part of the British hydrogen bomb programme .

To test Testing the effects Achieve of a ship-smuggled atomic bomb on a port ( a threat of great concern to the British at the time ) , the bomb was exploded Destroying inside the hull of `` Plym '' , anchored Connect off Trimouille Island .

The storm Catastrophe shut down Logan International Airport in Boston , Massachusetts and T. F. Green Airport in Rhode Island , while also impairing Bodily_harm travel throughout much of Massachusetts due Causation to the high amount of snow covering Hiding_objects the roads .

`` the airstrike on Truk Island '' ) , 17–18 February 1944 , was a massive United States Navy air and surface attack Attack on Truk Lagoon conducted Action as part of the American offensive drive Self_motion against the Imperial Japanese Navy ( IJN ) through the Central Pacific Ocean during World War II .

Shortly thereafter , Bonnie made Creating landfall near High Island , Texas .

The crowd eventually dispersed Dispersal after Acting Governor Thomas Hutchinson promised Commitment an inquiry Criminal_investigation , but they re-formed the next day , prompting Causation withdrawal Escaping of the troops to Castle Island .

Whether the occupants of Bud Dajo were hostile Hostile_encounter to U.S. forces Hostile_encounter is disputed Quarreling , as inhabitants of Jolo Island had previously used Using the crater as a place of refuge during Spanish assaults Attack .

As the surface low tracked Motion northeast from the coast of North Carolina , the upper air low transferred Giving its energy to it , eventually enabling Preventing_or_letting the new storm Catastrophe to undergo rapid intensification Expansion near the shore of eastern Long Island .

For the first time , in 2016 Norfolk Island was included Cause_to_be_included in the Australian census rather than being conducted Action by the Norfolk Island Government .

For the first time , in 2016 Norfolk Island was included Cause_to_be_included in the Australian census rather than being conducted Action by the Norfolk Island Government .

It left Departing radar range 200 nautical miles ( 370 km ) northwest of Penang Island in northwestern Malaysia .

The bombardment of Yeonpyeong was an artillery engagement between the North Korean military and South Korean forces stationed Placing on Yeonpyeong Island on 23 November 2010 .

Following a South Korean artillery exercise in waters in the south , North Korean forces fired Use_firearm around 170 artillery shells and rockets at Yeonpyeong Island , hitting Attack both military and civilian targets .

Indian raiding Attack parties attacked Attack homesteads and villages throughout Massachusetts , Rhode Island , Connecticut , and Maine over the next six months , and the Colonial militia retaliated Revenge .

They attacked Attack and burned Attack Indian villages throughout Rhode Island territory , culminating Self_motion with the attack Attack on the Narragansetts ' main fort in the Great Swamp Fight .

They pushed Motion back the colonial frontier in Massachusetts Bay , Plymouth , and Rhode Island colonies , burning Bodily_harm towns as they went Motion , including Providence in March 1676 .

In the space of little more than a year , 12 of the region 's towns were destroyed Destroying and many more were damaged Damaging , the economy of Plymouth and Rhode Island Colonies was all but ruined Destroying and their population was decimated Destroying , losing Earnings_and_losses one-tenth of all men available for military service .

On 14 November , the commandos torpedoed Attack the `` Mirna '' -class patrol boat PČ-176 `` Mukos '' close to the island of Brač in the Split Channel of the Adriatic Sea , prompting Causation a Yugoslav naval bombardment Attack of Brač and Šolta Island the same day .

The ROKS `` Cheonan '' sinking occurred Coming_to_be on 26 March 2010 , when , a of the Republic of Korea Navy , carrying Carry_goods 104 personnel , sank Motion off the country 's west coast near Baengnyeong Island in the Yellow Sea , killing Killing 46 seamen .

The towns of Bristol and Warren , Rhode Island were significantly damaged Damaging , and Freetown , Massachusetts ( present-day Fall River ) was also attacked Attack , although its militia resisted Defending British attacks more successfully .

The British destroyed Destroying military defenses in the area , including supplies that had been cached by the Continental Army in anticipation of an assault on British-occupied Newport , Rhode Island .

On May 25 , 500 British and Hessian soldiers , under orders from General Sir Robert Pigot , the commander of the British garrison at Newport , Rhode Island , landed Arriving between Bristol and Warren , destroyed Destroying boats and other supplies , and plundered Robbery Bristol .

Violence over land ownership broke out Process_start first in the Wairau Valley in the South Island in June 1843 , but rising tensions in Taranaki eventually led to Causation the involvement of British military forces at Waitara in March 1860 .

The war Hostile_encounter between the government and Kīngitanga Māori spread Dispersal to other areas of the North Island , with the biggest single campaign Social_event being the invasion Attack of the Waikato in 1863–1864 , before hostilities concluded Process_end with the pursuits of Riwha Tītokowaru in Taranaki ( 1868–1869 ) and guerrilla fighter Te Kooti Arikirangi Te Turuki on the east coast ( 1868–1872 ) .