TUESDAY, AUGUST 18, 2026 Good Morning! On this day in 1899, surfman Erasmus Midgett was patrolling the Outer Banks near Salvo on horseback when he heard cries from the wrecked … Continue reading Tuesday, August 18, 2026

Monday, August 17, 2026 Good Morning! On this day in 1937, the U.S. House authorized the nation’s first national seashore at Cape Hatteras, following years of lobbying by Outer Banks … Continue reading Monday, August 17, 2026

SUNDAY, AUGUST 16. 2026 Good Morning! On this day in 1970, NFL defensive tackle Eric Swann was born in Sanford. He was drafted sixth by the Arizona Cardinals in the … Continue reading Sunday, August 16, 2026

SATURDAY, AUGUST 15, 2026 Good Morning! On this day in 1956, Agnes Morton and Donald F. MacDonald launched the first Grandfather Mountain Highland Games in North Carolina, recreating Scottish traditions … Continue reading Saturday, August 15, 2026

FRIDAY, AUGUST 14, 2026 Good Morning! On this day in 1953, Hurricane Barbara came ashore on the North Carolina coast as a Category 2 storm. It caused $1.3 million in … Continue reading Friday, August 14, 2026

THURSDAY, AUGUST 13, 2026 Good Morning! On this day in 1914, Asheville-raised nurse Madelon “Glory” Battle Hancock left for the Western Front to join the first British Hospital Unit in … Continue reading Thursday, August 13, 2026

WEDNESDAY, AUGUST 12, 2026 Good Morning. On this day in 1955, Hurricane Connie made landfall near Fort Macon with 75-mph winds and gusts to 100 mph. The storm killed 27 North … Continue reading Wednesday, August 12, 2026

TUESDAY, AUGUST 11, 2026 Good Morning! On this day in 1875, William A. Graham died in New York while arbitrating a Maryland-Virginia border dispute. The Orange County Whig had been … Continue reading Tuesday, August 11, 2026

Monday, August 10, 2026 Good Morning! On this day in 1866, Eugene Willis Gudger was born in Waynesville. The mountain-town native grew into a renowned fish scientist, authoring more than 300 … Continue reading Monday, August 10, 2026

SUNDAY, AUGUST 9, 2026 Good Morning! On this day in 2020, a magnitude 5.1 earthquake struck near Sparta at 8:07 a.m. It generated the first documented co-seismic surface rupture by … Continue reading Sunday, August 9, 2026