David Klien

WEDNESDAY, DECEMBER 4, 2024 Good morning! On this day in 1865, North Carolina’s constitutional convention met to approve the Thirteenth Amendment abolishing slavery, and the legislature ratified the amendment. Speaking … Continue reading Wednesday, December 4, 2024

TUESDAY, DECEMBER 3, 2024 Good Morning! On this day in 2022, a shooter opened fire on two electricity substations in Moore County in a targeted attack that left 45,000 without … Continue reading Tuesday, December 3, 2024

MONDAY, DECEMBER 2, 2024 Good morning! On this day in 1821, Rufus Barringer, an American Brigadier General for the Confederate Army, was born in Cabarrus County. Barringer was a Whig … Continue reading Monday, December 2, 2024

FRIDAY, NOVEMBER 29, 2024 Good morning! On this day in 1751, Moravian Church leaders met in London to consider an offer to purchase 100,000 acres in North Carolina. In August … Continue reading Friday, November 29, 2024

THURSDAY, NOVEMBER 28, 2024 Happy Thanksgiving! On this day in 1775, America’s Continental Congress ordered the reorganization of both the 1st and 2nd North Carolina regiments on the new Continental … Continue reading Thursday, November 28, 2024

WEDNESDAY, NOVEMBER 27, 2024 Good Morning! On this day in 1962, Martin Luther King, Jr. delivered a speech in Rocky Mount, during which he included the expression “I have a … Continue reading Wednesday, November 27, 2024

TUESDAY, NOVEMBER 26, 2024 Good morning! On this day in 1917, the National Hockey League was founded. Fifty-five years later, the New England Whalers became a member of the World … Continue reading Tuesday, November 26, 2024

MONDAY, NOVEMBER 25, 2024 Good morning! On this day during the American Revolutionary War in 1780, senior officers of the Southern Department of the Continental Army met near Charlotte to … Continue reading Monday, November 25, 2024

FRIDAY, NOVEMBER 22, 2024 Good morning! On this day in 1718, Edward Teach, aka “Blackbeard”, was captured and killed in Ocracoke Inlet by British soldiers who beheaded him in order … Continue reading Friday, November 22, 2024

WEDNESDAY, NOVEMBER 20, 2024 Good morning! On this day in 1971, racing legend Richard Petty of Randleman won the 21st NASCAR Sprint Cup series. Nicknamed “The King,” Petty drove a … Continue reading Wednesday, November 20, 2024