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Saturday, September 6, 2025 Good Morning! On this day in 2019, Hurricane Dorian’s eye missed Cape Fear, North Carolina, by about 30 miles and instead made landfall on Hatteras Island … Continue reading Saturday, September 6, 2025
Sunday, August 31, 2025 Good Morning! On this day in 1886, at 9:50 p.m., the largest earthquake ever recorded on the East Coast rattled Charleston, South Carolina, cracking chimneys and … Continue reading Sunday, August 31, 2025
Saturday, August 30, 2025 Good Morning! On this day in 1941, actor, playwright, essayist, and politician Ben Jones—best known for his role as Cooter, the mechanic, on the 1979-85 show … Continue reading Saturday, August 30, 2025
Sunday, August 24, 2025 Good Morning! On this day in 1566, the Spanish ship La Trinidad, carrying a Dominican mission and a Virginia Native American named Paquiquineo, anchored off the … Continue reading Sunday, August 24, 2025
Saturday, August 23, 2025 Good Morning! On this day in 1934, NFL quarterback Christian “Sonny” Jurgensen, who played for the Philadelphia Eagles and Washington Redskins, was born in Wilmington. Jurgensen … Continue reading Saturday, August 23, 2025
Sunday, August 17, 2025 Good Morning! On this day in 1590, John White, governor of England’s Roanoke Colony, returned to Roanoke Island after three years in England and found the … Continue reading Sunday, August 17, 2025
Saturday, August 16, 2025 Good Morning! On this day in 1918, a German U-boat fired a torpedo at the Mirlo—a British tanker hauling gasoline—off North Carolina’s coast, resulting in a … Continue reading Saturday, August 16, 2025
Sunday, August 10, 2025 Good Morning! On this day in 1984, the U.S. Basketball Men’s Olympic Team featuring North Carolina basketball great Michael Jordan, beat Spain 96-65 to win the men’s … Continue reading Sunday, August 10, 2025
Saturday, August 9, 2025 Good Morning! On this day in 1751, the North-Carolina Gazette, the state’s first newspaper, was launched by printer James Davis in New Bern. It focused on … Continue reading Saturday, August 9, 2025
Monday, August 4, 2025 Good Morning! On this day in 2010, the North Carolina General Assembly designated the Honor and Remember Flag as a symbol of recognition of U.S. Armed … Continue reading Monday, August 4, 2025
