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WEDNESDAY, MAY 14, 2025 Good Morning! On this day in 1889, the North Carolina Granite Company was founded in Surry County. The company, home to the world’s largest open-faced granite … Continue reading Wednesday, May 14, 2025

TUESDAY, MAY 13, 2025 Good Morning! On this day in 1913, the town of Salem merged with the city of Winston to form Winston-Salem through the election of a new … Continue reading Tuesday, May 13, 2025

MONDAY, MAY 12, 2025 Good Morning! On this day in 1876, North Carolina’s first Jewish synagogue, the Temple of Israel, was dedicated in Wilmington. While Jewish immigrants had set aside … Continue reading Monday, May 12, 2025

SUNDAY, MAY 11, 2025 Happy Mother’s Day! On this day in 1898, Ensign Worth Bagley of Raleigh became the first North Carolinian killed in the Spanish-American War, during a naval … Continue reading Sunday, May 11, 2025

SATURDAY, MAY 10, 2025 Good Morning! On this day in 1949, Morehead Planetarium opened on Franklin Street in Chapel Hill. It was the South’s first planetarium and the first planetarium … Continue reading Saturday, May 10, 2025

FRIDAY, MAY 9, 2025 Good Morning! On this day in 1771, nine young men from what would later become Cabarrus County raided a British convoy on Phifer’s Hill, north of … Continue reading Friday, May 9, 2025

THURSDAY, MAY 8, 2025 Good Morning! On this day in 2008, severe weather produced two tornadoes in the Triad. First, an EF-3 tornado touched down in Davie County and then … Continue reading Thursday, May 8, 2025

WEDNESDAY, MAY 7, 2025 Good Morning! On this day in 1865, Confederate General James Green Martin surrendered the Army of Western North Carolina at Waynesville following a skirmish at White … Continue reading Wednesday, May 7, 2025

TUESDAY, MAY 6, 2025 Good Morning! On this day in 1969, Howard N. Lee was elected mayor of Chapel Hill, becoming the first black elected mayor in a predominantly white … Continue reading Tuesday, May 6, 2025

MONDAY, MAY 5, 2025 Good Morning! On this day in 1928, Marshall Grant, a member of Johnny Cash’s Tennessee Two backing band, was born in Bryson City. Grant played with … Continue reading Monday, May 5, 2025