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Nov. 22, 1718 Blackbeard’s Death: Off with his head On Nov. 22, 1718, the infamous pirate Blackbeard was killed. Reported to have been a privateer during Queen Anne’s War, Blackbeard is said to have turned […]
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NOTHSTINE: Why conservatism is the best path forward
Nebraska Sen. Ben Sasse said it well recently when he stated that he was an “American first, a conservative second, and a Republican third.” Sasse’s point was that we endanger the Republic when we get […]
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KICKLER: Making sense of America and its distinctions
Sometimes seemingly easy questions are the most difficult to answer. For instance, have you ever asked: “What is the United States?” Many people think they know the answer and have dogmatic opinions. Yet ask them […]
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KICKLER: The unending importance of history
In an age of increasing emphasis on science and technology, many ask the question: “Why study history?” It’s as if the discipline should be relegated to the “dustbin of history,” even when political pundits, for […]
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NOTHSTINE: How the Reformation shaped modern freedoms
Many Christian denominations and churches across the world are nearing the celebration of the 500th anniversary of the Protestant Reformation. October 31 marks the anniversary of Martin Luther nailing his 95 theses to Castle Church […]
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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 […]