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Oct. 2, 1961 The Battleship North Carolina arrives in Wilmington The Battleship North Carolina came to Wilmington on this day in 1961. The mighty ship opened to the public just a couple of weeks later. At the […]
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Sept. 17, 1787 Signers in Philadelphia endorse federal Constitution On Sept. 17, 1787, a majority of delegates to the Constitutional Convention in Philadelphia approved the U.S. Constitution, with North Carolina representatives William Blount, Richard Dobbs […]
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Aug. 30, 1983 Astronaut William Thornton and the Space Shuttle Challenger History was made on Aug. 30, 1983, as Faison native William Thornton barreled into space from Cape Canaveral, Fla., aboard the shuttle Challenger. Born in […]
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August 21, 1987 “Dirty Dancing” filmed at Lake Lure On this day, the movie “Dirty Dancing” was released in theaters across the country. Though set at a resort in the Catskills Mountains of Upstate New York, Dirty Dancing was […]
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NOTHSTINE: Our broken identity and finger-pointing politics
In his memoir “An Easy Burden,” American Civil Rights icon Andrew Young tells the story of a man racing up to him with a Confederate flag flying from his pickup truck while he was out […]
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From Dare County’s roots to Avery County’s signature event […]
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August 6, 1944 Flying Ace George Preddy of Greensboro Greensboro native George E. Preddy Jr., the top P-51 Mustang ace during World War II, downed six planes on a single day, earning a Distinguished Service […]
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May 22, 1926 Establishment of Great Smoky Mountains National ParkPresident Calvin Coolidge signed a bill establishing the Great Smoky Mountains National Park. The idea to establish the park in North Carolina and Tennessee originated in […]
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May 22, 1926 Establishment of Great Smoky Mountains National ParkPresident Calvin Coolidge signed a bill establishing the Great Smoky Mountains National Park. The idea to establish the park in North Carolina and Tennessee originated in […]
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Battle for the backcountry
On May 16, 1771, a group of rebellious backcountry farmers who called themselves “Regulators” met the loyalist militia of Governor William Tryon in open battle in Alamance County. The spark for this conflict was growing […]