Sunday, October 25, 2026 Good Morning! On this day in 1774, 51 women in Edenton, led by Penelope Barker, signed a resolution boycotting British tea and cloth. This women’s protest … Continue reading Sunday, October 25, 2026

Saturday, October 24, 2026 Good Morning! On this day in 1911, Orville Wright soared in an unpowered glider for 9 minutes and 45 seconds on North Carolina’s Outer Banks, setting … Continue reading Saturday, October 24, 2026

Friday, October 23, 2026 Good Morning! On this day in 1896, North Carolina’s first rural free delivery mail route launched in China Grove near Salisbury in Rowan County. At first, … Continue reading Friday, October 23, 2026

Thursday, October 22, 2026 Good Morning! On this day in 1780, Gen. George Washington formally ordered Nathanael Greene—the Revolutionary War general whose name Greensboro carries—to take command of the Continental … Continue reading Thursday, October 22, 2026

Wednesday, October 21, 2026 Good Morning! On this day in 1993, the U.S. Postal Service issued its traditional Christmas stamp, Madonna and Child in a Landscape, a Renaissance painting by … Continue reading Wednesday, October 21, 2026

Tuesday, October 20, 2026 Good Morning! On this day in 1898, John Merrick and six fellow investors organized the North Carolina Mutual and Provident Association in Durham. It grew into … Continue reading Tuesday, October 20, 2026

Monday, October 19, 2026 Good Morning! On this day in 1874, R.J. Reynolds bought his first lot beside the rail lines in Winston from the Moravian Church, where he built … Continue reading Monday, October 19, 2026

Sunday, October 18, 2026 Good Morning! On this day in 1853, the first North Carolina State Fair opened in Raleigh east of downtown. Four thousand people attended on the busiest … Continue reading Sunday, October 18, 2026

Saturday, October 17, 2026 Good Morning! On this day in 2003, Charlie “Choo Choo” Justice died at his Cherryville home at age 79. The Asheville native was a two-time Heisman … Continue reading Saturday, October 17, 2026

Friday, October 16, 2026 Good Morning! On this day in 1961, the North Carolina State Fairgrounds’ futuristic, cable-suspended arena, which had opened in 1952 as the State Fair Arena, was … Continue reading Friday, October 16, 2026