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WEDNESDAY, SEPTEMBER 18, 2024 Good morning! On this day in 1958, the Wilmington Community College Board of Trustees agreed to purchase land off N.C. Highway 132 for Wilmington College’s first … Continue reading Wednesday, September 18, 2024
TUESDAY, SEPTEMBER 17, 2024 Good morning! On this day in 1960, Democratic nominee for president John F. Kennedy delivered a speech in Greensboro while campaigning across the state with North … Continue reading Tuesday, September 17, 2024
MONDAY, SEPTEMBER 16, 2024 Good morning! On this day in 1999, Hurricane Floyd made landfall near Cape Fear, North Carolina as a Category 2 storm. Floyd caused unprecedented flooding across … Continue reading Monday, September 16, 2024
FRIDAY, SEPTEMBER 13, 2024 Good morning! On this day in 2014, Farm Aid entertained 20,000 people at Walnut Creek Amphitheater in Raleigh, featuring performances by Willie Nelson, John Mellencamp, Neil … Continue reading Friday, September 13, 2024
THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER 12, 2024 Good morning! On this day in 1818, the inventor of the Gatling Gun was born in Hertford County, North Carolina. Richard Jordan Gatling’s invention was a … Continue reading Thursday, September 12, 2024
WEDNESDAY, SEPTEMBER 11, 2024 Good morning! On this day in 1987, the Blue Ridge Parkway was officially completed upon the dedication of Linn Cove Viaduct at Grandfather Mountain. The ceremony … Continue reading Wednesday, September 11, 2024
TUESDAY, SEPTEMBER 10, 2024 Good morning! On this day in 1934, American broadcast journalist Charles Kuralt was born in Wilmington. Kuralt chronicled everyday life in his “On the Road” CBS … Continue reading Tuesday, September 10, 2024
MONDAY, SEPTEMBER 9, 2024 Good morning! On this day in 1776, the Continental Congress—of which North Carolina representatives William Hooper, John Penn, and Joseph Hewes were members—formally declared the name … Continue reading Monday, September 9, 2024
FRIDAY, SEPTEMBER 6, 2024 On this day in 1986, UNC football beat The Citadel 45-14, with sophomore reserve tailback Derrick Fenner running for a career-high 216 yards and scoring the … Continue reading Friday, September 6, 2024
THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER 5, 2024 On this day in 1802, former North Carolina Gov. Richard Spaight dueled with U.S. Congressman John Stanly after Stanly raised questions about Spaight’s allegiance to the … Continue reading Thursday, September 5, 2024
