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Tuesday, June 24, 2025 Good Morning! On this day in 2004, GlaxoSmithKline became the first of many businesses to usher in a new era for downtown Durham by relocating to … Continue reading Tuesday, June 24, 2025

Monday, June 23, 2025 Good Morning! On this day in 1957, Rev. Douglas Moore led six black students into Durham’s segregated Royal Ice Cream Parlor. They entered through the “colored” … Continue reading Monday, June 23, 2025

Friday, June 20, 2025 Good Morning! On this day in 1780, 400 Patriot militiamen defeated 1,300 Tories during the Battle of Ramsour’s Mill in Lincoln County. The outnumbered Patriots made … Continue reading Friday, June 20, 2025

Thursday, June 19, 2025 Good Morning! On this day in 1586, Sir Francis Drake led a fleet carrying the first English colonists of a Roanoke Island expedition back to England … Continue reading Thursday, June 19, 2025

Wednesday, June 18, 2025 Good Morning! On this day in 1884, teachers from across the state convened at the grand White Sulphur Springs Hotel outside Waynesville for the inaugural North … Continue reading Wednesday, June 18, 2025

Tuesday, June 17, 2025 Good Morning! On this day in 1961, Flat Rock Playhouse in Henderson County was named North Carolina’s state theater. Built in 1956, the venue seats 500 … Continue reading Tuesday, June 17, 2025

Monday, June 16, 2025 Good Morning! On this day in 1939, American country singer Billy “Crash” Craddock was born in Greensboro. Known for songs like “Rub It In,” “Dream Lover,” … Continue reading Monday, June 16, 2025

Friday, June 13, 2025 Good Morning! On this day in 1940, the USS North Carolina was launched at Brooklyn Navy Yard. Upon being commissioned on April 9, 1941, she became … Continue reading Friday, June 13, 2025

Thursday, June 12, 2025 Good Morning! On this day in 2006, softball-sized hailstones fell in eastern North Carolina, particularly in Craven and Pamlico counties, damaging vehicles and 879 acres of … Continue reading Thursday, June 12, 2025

Wednesday, June 11, 2025 Good Morning! On this day in 1957, just three years after Brown v. Board of Education, Levern Hamlin became the first black student to attend a … Continue reading Wednesday, June 11, 2025