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Charles Lindbergh Lands in Greensboro
Charles Lindbergh (right) with Winston-Salem Mayor Thomas Barber posing in front of the Spirit of Saint Louis at Miller Municipal Airport in 1927. Photo courtesy of Digital Forsyth. On October 14,...
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George Washington Makes Nathanael Greene Commander of the Southern Army
Highway marker in Mecklenberg County that honors Nathanael Greene. On October 22, 1780, General George Washington ordered Major General Nathanael Greene to assume command of the southern army. He...
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Anti-Slavery Leader Levi Coffin is Born
On October 28, 1789, Levi Coffin,anti-slavery leader and reputed “conductor” of the Underground Railroad, was born in the Guilford County Quaker community of New Garden. He joined the Quakers of New...
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A North Carolina Valley Forge Story
A flag from the Battle of Guilford Courthouse, currently in the collection of the N.C. Museum of History On December 19, 1777, the Continental Army, including the North Carolina Brigade, entered winter...
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Woolworth Protests Launch National Sit-In Movement
The Greensboro Sit-Ins. Photo from the Associated Press / Greensboro News & Record On February 1, 1960, four African American college students sat down at the lunch counter at Woolworth’s...
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UNC-Greensboro Launched in 1891
A ca. 1915-1930 image of UNC-Greensboro from the North Carolina Collection at UNC-Chapel Hill On February 18, 1891, the State Normal and Industrial School—now the University of North Carolina at...
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The Battle of Guilford Courthouse—A Prelude to Yorktown
A sketch of militia at the Battle of Guilford Courthouse from the National Park Service On March 15, 1781, American and British forces clashed near Guilford Courthouse. The battle was the culmination...
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The General Assembly Consolidated UNC
A N.C. State football game in the 1930s. Image from N.C. Sate University On March 27, 1931, the General Assembly consolidated what is now UNC-Chapel Hill, N.C. State University and UNC-Greensboro...
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Our State Magazine Makes Its Debut
The cover of a 1941 issue of The State magazine, now held by the N.C. Museum of History On June 3, 1933, the first issue of The State magazine hit newsstands across North Carolina. The brain child of...
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Greensboro Writer O. Henry
An autographed image of O. Henry held by the State Archives On June 5, 1910, writer William Sidney Porter, known to the world by the pseudonym O. Henry, died. Born in 1862 in Greensboro, Porter was...
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Joffre Coe, North Carolina’s Pioneer Archaeologist
On July 5, 1916, widely respected archaeologist Joffre Coe was born in Greensboro. Coe developed his interest in archaeology early, spending time exploring the outdoors with his paternal grandfather...
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North Carolina Railroad Boosts the Piedmont Economy
Stock certificate for the North Carolina Railroad issued in 1859 and signed by NCR president John Motley Morehead. Image from the Office of Archives and History. On July 11, 1851, construction on the...
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Randall Jarrell, War Poet
On October 14, 1965, poet Randall Jarrell was struck and killed by a car while walking at dusk along the side of NC 54 Bypass. At the time, Jarrell was staying in the hospital in Chapel Hill...
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The Road to Yorktown via the Piedmont
On October 19, 1781, Lord Cornwallis surrendered more than 8,000 troops to a combined Franco-American force at Yorktown. The surrender came on the heels of much fighting in North Carolina. From...
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Klan-Nazi Shooting Left Five Dead in Greensboro
A flyer for the march held the by the UNCG Libraries On November 3, 1979, the “Death to the Klan” March took place in Greensboro. The march resulted in a shootout between members of the Communist...
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Entrepreneur and Philanthropist Moses Cone
Moses Cone. Image from textilehistory.org On December 8, 1908, pioneering textile entrepreneur Moses Cone died at age 51. He was buried in Blowing Rock on his 3,600-acre country estate, now part of the...
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An Arrest Over Anti-Slavery Materials
Image from the North Carolina Historical Review / North Carolina Historical Publications On December 22, 1859, the sheriff of Guilford County arrested Daniel Worth for circulating literature that...
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Flying Ace George Preddy, Christmas Casualty
An image of Preddy from the Preddy Memorial Foundation On December 25, 1944, Greensboro native George E. Preddy Jr., the top P-51 Mustang ace during World War II, was shot down by friendly ground fire....
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Vicks VapoRub, a Mighty Salve
Early examples of Vicks VapoRub from theN.C. Museum of History On December 29, 1854 Lunsford Richardson, the inventor of Vicks VapoRub, was born in Johnston County. After graduating from Davidson...
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Birthday for N.C. A&T State University
The N.C. A&T library in 1915 On March 9, 1891, North Carolina Agricultural and Technical State University, was founded as a land grant institution for African Americans. The school, originally...
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