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THURSDAY, APRIL 3, 2025 Good Morning! On this day in 1973, Mast General Store in Valle Crucis, North Carolina, was added to the National Register of Historic Places. The iconic … Continue reading Thursday, April 3, 2025

WEDNESDAY, APRIL 2, 2025 Good Morning! On this day in 1915, anywhere from 4 to 12 inches of heavy, wet snow fell on much of central North Carolina. It started … Continue reading Wednesday, April 2, 2025

TUESDAY, APRIL 1, 2025 Good Morning! On this day in 1937, Montgomery County farmer Lloyd Frutchey conveyed a Mississippian-era Indian mound to the state of North Carolina for excavation, interpretation, … Continue reading Tuesday, April 1, 2025

MONDAY, MARCH 31, 2025 Good Morning! On this day in 1933, Congress established the Civilian Conservation Corps (CCC) to provide jobs for young, unemployed men during the Great Depression. North … Continue reading Monday, March 31, 2025

FRIDAY, MARCH 28, 2025 Good Morning! On this day in 1984, one of the Carolinas’ most destructive tornado outbreaks in history ripped across the region, spawning 24 tornadoes—11 of which … Continue reading Friday, March 28, 2025

THURSDAY, MARCH 27, 2025 Good Morning! On this day in 1951, a court ruled in McKissick v. Carmichael that four black students seeking admission to the University of North Carolina’s … Continue reading Thursday, March 27, 2025

WEDNESDAY, MARCH 26, 2025 Good morning! On this day in 1942, a German U-boat attacked American tanker S.S. Dixie Arrow off the Atlantic coast near Cape Hatteras. The U.S.S. Tarbell … Continue reading Wednesday, March 26, 2025

TUESDAY, MARCH 25, 2025 Good morning! On this day in 1771, Regulators armed with clubs and whips protested corruption in North Carolina’s General Assembly in Hillsborough by packing the courthouse and … Continue reading Tuesday, March 25, 2025

MONDAY, MARCH 24, 2025 Good Morning! On this day in 1663, King Charles II granted a charter giving Lords Proprietors the power to guarantee political and religious freedoms to the … Continue reading Monday, March 24, 2025

FRIDAY, MARCH 21, 2025 Good morning! On this day in 1916, Mount Mitchell was declared North Carolina’s—and the Southeast’s—first state park. At 6,684 feet, Mount Mitchell is the highest point in … Continue reading Friday, March 21, 2025