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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

SATURDAY, AUGUST 8, 2026 Good Morning! On this day in 1861, during the Civil War’s first joint amphibious operation, a Union naval squadron under Flag Officer Silas Stringham successfully landed … Continue reading Saturday, August 8, 2026

FRIDAY, AUGUST 7, 2026 Good Morning! On this day in 1928, Betsy Cromer Byars was born in Charlotte. A prolific children’s author, Byars wrote over 60 realistic novels, including the … Continue reading Friday, August 7, 2026

THURSDAY, AUGUST 6, 2026 Good Morning! On this day in 1971, at Bowman Gray Stadium in Winston-Salem, Bobby Allison beat Richard Petty by 3 seconds in a Ford Mustang—a race … Continue reading Thursday, August 6, 2026

WEDNESDAY, AUGUST 5, 2026 Good Morning! On this day in 1940, former NC State quarterback and NFL player Roman Gabriel was born in Wilmington. He earned two All-America selections and … Continue reading Wednesday, August 5, 2026

TUESDAY, AUGUST 4, 2026 Good Morning! On this day in 2010, North Carolina’s General Assembly designated the Honor and Remember Flag as an official state symbol to honor U.S. Armed … Continue reading Tuesday, August 4, 2026

Monday, August 3, 2026 Good Morning! On this day in 1729, North Carolina’s first governor, Richard Caswell, was born in Maryland. Caswell moved to North Carolina in 1746, where he … Continue reading Monday, August 3, 2026

SUNDAY, AUGUST 2, 2026 Good Morning! On this day in 1792, the University of North Carolina Board of Trustees decided not to fix an exact site for the new university … Continue reading Sunday, August 2, 2026

SATURDAY, AUGUST 1, 2026 Good Morning! On this day in 1776, North Carolina’s first public reading of the Declaration of Independence took place in Halifax, followed by the state’s first … Continue reading Saturday, August 1, 2026

THURSDAY, JULY 30, 2026 Good Morning! On this day in 1943, an agreement was reached for the National Park Service to construct a new road around Fontana Lake in Swain … Continue reading Thursday, July 30, 2026