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TUESDAY, JANUARY 14, 2025 Good morning! On this day in 1868, the North Carolina Constitutional Convention—known as the Convention of 1868—opened in Raleigh, as required by an act of Congress … Continue reading Tuesday, January 14, 2025

MONDAY, JANUARY 13, 2025 Good morning! On this day in 1865, Union Army and Navy forces began an attack that would end in the capture of Fort Fisher, which defended … Continue reading Monday, January 13, 2025

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