1. On January 25, 1678, King Philip's War officially ended with the signing of a peace treaty in Newport, Rhode Island. The war had been fought between Native American tribes and English colonists, and had devastated the region for three years.

2. In 1886, the first public demonstration of an electric trolley system in the United States took place in Providence, Rhode Island. The system was built by the Rhode Island Company and provided transportation in and around the city.

3. On January 25, 1903, the Rhode Island State House was officially dedicated in Providence. The building, which features the fourth largest self-supported marble dome in the world, is a popular tourist attraction and serves as the seat of government for the state.

4. In 1927, Rhode Island became the last state in the United States to prohibit the sale of alcohol on Sundays. It wasn't until 2013 that the state finally repealed the ban, allowing liquor stores to open on Sundays.

5. On this day in 1995, a massive blizzard hit the Northeastern United States, dumping up to three feet of snow in parts of Rhode Island. The storm caused widespread power outages and transportation disruptions, and is still remembered as one of the worst blizzards in the state's history.