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Thursday, July 31, 2025 Good Morning! On this day in 1966, Martin Luther King Jr. spoke to 5,000 people at Reynolds Coliseum in Raleigh, advancing civil rights during a tenuous … Continue reading Thursday, July 31, 2025

Wednesday, July 30, 2025 Good Morning! On this day in 1859, Davidson College physicist Henry Louis Smith was born. Smith created one of the first X-rays by shooting a bullet … Continue reading Wednesday, July 30, 2025

Tuesday, July 29, 2025 Good Morning! On this day in 1781, during the American Revolution, Patriot Philip Alston defended his House in the Horseshoe in North Carolina’s backcountry against a … Continue reading Tuesday, July 29, 2025

Monday, July 28, 2025 Good Morning! On this day in 1959, Mark Meadows, who represented North Carolina as a Republican in the U.S. House from 2013 to 2020 and served … Continue reading Monday, July 28, 2025

Friday, July 25, 2025 Good Morning! On this day in 1729, North Carolina became a royal colony when the Lords Proprietors sold the colony to King George II. This occurred … Continue reading Friday, July 25, 2025

Thursday, July 24, 2025 Good Morning! On this day in 1898, Caterina Jarboro, the first black female opera singer to perform with a major company, was born in Wilmington. Jarboro … Continue reading Thursday, July 24, 2025

Wednesday, July 23, 2025 Good Morning! On this day in 1917, MLB pitcher Ray Scarborough was born in Mount Gilead. Scarborough attended Wake Forest University and broke into the majors … Continue reading Wednesday, July 23, 2025

Tuesday, July 22, 2025 Good Morning! On this day in 1587, John White landed on Roanoke Island, where he was appointed governor of what was intended to be the first … Continue reading Tuesday, July 22, 2025

Monday, July 21, 2025 Good Morning! On this day in 1788, Federalist and Antifederalist delegates began debating ratification of the U.S. Constitution at the Hillsborough Convention. Presided over by Gov. … Continue reading Monday, July 21, 2025

Friday, July 18, 2025 Good Morning! On this day in 1956, American baseball player Anthony “Razor” Shines was born in Durham. Shines played for the Montreal Expos and later coached … Continue reading Friday, July 18, 2025