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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

SUNDAY, MAY 4, 2025 Good Morning! On this day in 1959, Randy Travis, a Grammy-winning country music singer, was born in Marshville, North Carolina. One of his biggest hits, “Forever … Continue reading Sunday, May 4, 2025

SATURDAY, MAY 3, 2025 Good Morning! On this day in 1918, North Carolina’s first professionally trained historian, Stephen Beauregard Weeks of Pasquotank County, died at age 53.  Have you listened … Continue reading Saturday, May 3, 2025