Tuesday, May 27, 2025 Good Morning! On this day in 1925, the worst mining accident in North Carolina history occurred when explosions killed 53 men in Farmville’s Coal Glen mine. … Continue reading Tuesday, May 27, 2025

MONDAY, MAY 26, 2025 Happy Memorial Day! On this day in 1859, High Point was chartered. Its name was inspired by its location at the crossroads of the North Carolina … Continue reading Monday, May 26, 2025

SUNDAY, MAY 25, 2025 Good Morning! On this day in 1925, the worst mining accident in North Carolina history occurred when explosions killed 53 men in Farmville’s Coal Glen mine. … Continue reading Sunday, May 25, 2025

Saturday, May 24, 2025 Good Morning! On this day in 1971, NFL defensive end Troy Barnett was born in Jacksonville, North Carolina. A University of North Carolina alum, Barnett played for … Continue reading Saturday, May 24, 2025

FRIDAY, MAY 23, 2025 Good Morning! On this day in 1924, American baseball player Clyde King was born in Goldsboro. King was a pitcher, scout, pitching coach, manager, and general … Continue reading Friday, May 23, 2025

THURSDAY, MAY 22, 2025 Good Morning! On this day in 1898, the 1st North Carolina Regiment was dispatched to Camp Cuba Libre in Jacksonville, Florida, for service in the Spanish-American … Continue reading Thursday, May 22, 2025

WEDNESDAY, MAY 21, 2025 Good Morning! On this day in 1861, a poem titled “North Carolina: A Call to Arms!!!” was likely printed as a broadside or handbill just after … Continue reading Wednesday, May 21, 2025

TUESDAY, MAY 20, 2025 Good Morning! On this day in 1775, the Mecklenburg Declaration of Independence was allegedly produced when Mecklenburg County residents declared themselves “free and independent people.” The so-called … Continue reading Tuesday, May 20, 2025

MONDAY, MAY 19, 2025 Good Morning! On this day in 1942, Curly Neal, an American basketball guard for the Harlem Globetrotters from 1963 to 1985, was born in Greensboro. Neal, … Continue reading Monday, May 19, 2025

SUNDAY, MAY 18, 2025 Good Morning! On this day in 1916, Asheville resident Kiffin Rockwell became the first American to down an enemy aircraft in World War I while serving … Continue reading Sunday, May 18, 2025