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Wednesday, October 28, 2026 Good Morning! On this day in 1798, Quaker abolitionist Levi Coffin was born in Guilford County’s New Garden community. After moving to Indiana, he and his … Continue reading Wednesday, October 28, 2026

Tuesday, October 27, 2026 Good Morning! On this day in 1961, three salvagers began pulling the sunken Confederate ironclad CSS Neuse from the muck of the Neuse River in Kinston—a … Continue reading Tuesday, October 27, 2026

Monday, October 26, 2026 Good Morning! On this day in 1993, NFL owners awarded the Carolinas their first pro football team, making the Carolina Panthers the league’s 29th franchise. A stadium … Continue reading Monday, October 26, 2026

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