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FRIDAY, JANUARY 10, 2025 Good morning! On this day in 1771, North Carolina Assembly member Samuel Johnston introduced the Riot Bill, which was signed into law by Gov. William Tryon … Continue reading Friday, January 10, 2025

THURSDAY, JANUARY 9, 2025 Good morning! On this day in 1878, Tabitha Holton became the first woman licensed to practice law in North Carolina. Born in 1854 in Guilford County, … Continue reading Thursday, January 9, 2025

WEDNESDAY, JANUARY 8, 2025 Good morning! On this day in 1815, U.S. General Andrew Jackson, born in the backwoods settlement of Waxhaw near the present-day North Carolina-South Carolina border, defeated … Continue reading Wednesday, January 8, 2025

TUESDAY, JANUARY 7, 2025 Good morning! On this day in 1847, the North Carolina General Assembly ratified an act to incorporate the Town of Hendersonville, which was named after Judge … Continue reading Tuesday, January 7, 2025

MONDAY, JANUARY 6, 2025 Good morning! On this day in 1870, the North Carolina State Penitentiary accepted its first prisoners: a man convicted of robbery and two female accomplices. They … Continue reading Monday, January 6, 2025

FRIDAY, JANUARY 3, 2025 Good morning! On this day in 1787, frontiersman William Sherley Williams, aka “Old Bill,” was born in Polk County. He moved to the frontier town of … Continue reading Friday, January 3, 2025

THURSDAY, JANUARY 2, 2025 Good morning! On this day in 1975, Susie Sharp was sworn in as Chief Justice of North Carolina’s Supreme Court. Gov. Kerr Scott appointed her to … Continue reading Thursday, January 2, 2025

WEDNESDAY, JANUARY 1, 2025 Happy New Year! On this day in 1942, No. 2 Duke lost to No. 12 Oregon State in the 28th Rose Bowl by a score of … Continue reading Wednesday, January 1, 2025

TUESDAY, DECEMBER 31, 2024 Happy New Year’s Eve! On this day in 1862, the Union ironclad ship known as the Monitor sank off Cape Hatteras, taking four officers and 12 … Continue reading Tuesday, December 31, 2024

MONDAY, DECEMBER 30, 2024 Good morning! On this day in 1854, Lunsford Richardson, inventor of Vics VapoRub, was born in Johnston County. Richardson graduated from Davidson College in 1875 with … Continue reading Monday, December 30, 2024