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

Sunday, June 15, 2025 Happy Father’s Day! On this day in 1970, the Land of Oz theme park opened on Beech Mountain in Avery County. Based on The Wizard of Oz … Continue reading Sunday, June 15, 2025

Saturday, June 14, 2025 Good Morning! On this day in 1908, John Scott Trotter, American arranger and orchestra leader, was born in Charlotte. Trotter was best known for conducting the John … Continue reading Saturday, June 14, 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

Tuesday, June 10, 2025 Good Morning! On this day in 1901, the North Carolina Society of the Daughters of the Revolution published the second issue of its historical series, The … Continue reading Tuesday, June 10, 2025

Monday, June 9, 2025 Good Morning! On this day in 1934, American blues guitarist Wild Jimmy Spruill was born in Fayetteville to a family of sharecroppers who exposed him to … Continue reading Monday, June 9, 2025

Sunday, June 8, 2025 Good Morning! On this day in 1961, American professional wrestler Chris Chavis, known as Tatanka, was born in Pembroke. He appeared on WWE SmackDown! and WWF … Continue reading Sunday, June 8, 2025

Saturday, June 7, 2025 Good Morning! On this day in 1758, North Carolina Gov. Arthur Dobbs called for a day of fasting and prayer, marking one of the colony’s earliest … Continue reading Saturday, June 7, 2025