MONDAY, JUNE 1, 2026 Good Morning! On this day in 1926, actor Andy Griffith was born in Mount Airy. Best known for playing Sheriff Andy Taylor on The Andy Griffith … Continue reading Monday, June 1, 2026

Sunday, May 31, 2026 Good Morning! On this day in 2003, Eric Rudolph, the fugitive Olympic Park bomber wanted for the deadly bombings in Atlanta in 1996 and in Birmingham … Continue reading Sunday, May 31, 2026

SATURDAY, MAY 30, 2026 Good morning! On this day in 1832, Confederate Brig. Gen. George Doherty Johnston was born in Hillsborough. He settled in Alabama and commanded the 25th Alabama … Continue reading Saturday, May 30, 2026

FRIDAY, MAY 29, 2026 Good Morning! On this day in 1865, President Andrew Johnson issued two proclamations for Reconstruction. The Amnesty Proclamation pardoned most Southerners who swore loyalty to the … Continue reading Friday, May 29, 2026

THURSDAY, MAY 28, 2026 Good Morning! On this day in 1845, John Reed died. Reed was the owner of the site of America’s first documented gold discovery, now known as … Continue reading Thursday, May 28, 2026

Wednesday, May 27, 2026 Good Morning! On this day in 1776, North Carolina delegates presented the Halifax Resolves to the Continental Congress in Philadelphia, formally endorsing independence from Britain. It … Continue reading Wednesday, May 27, 2026

TUESDAY, MAY 26, 2026 Good morning! On this day in 1908, North Carolina voters approved statewide prohibition of alcohol sales by a 62% to 38% margin—becoming the first state to … Continue reading Tuesday, May 26, 2026

MONDAY, MAY 25, 2026 Happy Memorial Day! On this day in 1787, a quorum of seven states convened in Philadelphia, officially beginning deliberations at the U.S. Constitutional Convention. North Carolina … Continue reading Monday, May 25, 2026

Sunday, May 24, 2026 Good Morning! On this day in 1775, Josiah Martin, North Carolina’s last royal governor, fled Tryon Palace in New Bern under cover of darkness in fear … Continue reading Sunday, May 24, 2026

SATURDAY, MAY 23, 2026 Good Morning! On this day in 1924, pitcher and manager Clyde Edward King was born in Goldsboro—a Tar Heel who pitched for two pennant-winning Brooklyn Dodgers … Continue reading Saturday, May 23, 2026