David Klien

Sunday, November 2, 2025 Good Morning! On this day in 1769, North Carolina’s legislature signed a nonimportation agreement to protest British taxes, possibly the first legislative act of the Revolutionary … Continue reading Sunday, November 2, 2025

Saturday, November 1, 2025 Good Morning! On this day in 1981, Darrell Waltrip won the American 500 at North Carolina Motor Speedway in Rockingham—his 12th NASCAR Cup win of the … Continue reading Saturday, November 1, 2025

Monday, October 27, 2025 Good morning! On this day in 1864, the Confederate ironclad CSS Albemarle sank after being torpedoed by Union Lt. William B. Cushing, enabling Union forces to … Continue reading Monday, October 27, 2025

Sunday, October 26, 2025 Good morning! On this day in 1858, James H. Young was born into slavery near Henderson. While working for Colonel J.J. Young, he joined the Republican … Continue reading Sunday, October 26, 2025

Saturday, October 25, 2025 Good Morning! On this day in 1774, Mrs. Penelope Barker organized 51 women in Edenton to support the cause against “taxation without representation.” This event followed … Continue reading Saturday, October 25, 2025

Friday, October 24, 2025 Good morning! On this day in 1953, and 1959, Duke’s football team beat NC State: 31-0 (1953, at home), 17-15 (1959, at NC State). Who leads … Continue reading Friday, October 24, 2025

THURSDAY, OCTOBER 23, 2025 Good morning! On this day in 1983, 273 Marines were killed in Lebanon and Grenada. Each year on this date, a Beirut Memorial Observance is held … Continue reading Thursday, October 23, 2025

Wednesday, October 22, 2025 Good morning! On this day in 1878, a late-season tropical cyclone made landfall between Bald Head Island and Cape Lookout with winds estimated at 100 mph. … Continue reading Wednesday, October 22, 2025

Tuesday, October 21, 2025 Good morning! On this day in 1914, American mathematician and scientific writer Martin Gardner was born in Tulsa, Oklahoma, but later retired in Hendersonville, where he … Continue reading Tuesday, October 21, 2025

MONDAY, OCTOBER 20, 2025 Good morning! On this day in 1774, delegates from North Carolina attended the First Continental Congress, meeting in Philadelphia, where they supported the Continental Association, a boycott … Continue reading Monday, October 20, 2025