When many people are asked who created the American flag, their first answer is Betsy Ross, which may or may …
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On July 4, 1884, “The Statue of Liberty Enlightening the World” was presented to Levi P. Morton (the U.S. minister …
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Fort Raleigh National Historic Site invites you to step back in time.
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Union Oyster House in Boston began serving food in 1826 and continues to this day.
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In 1986, Dr.David Moore started exploring what first dreamt would be “America’s Pompei.
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In a groundbreaking discovery described in Current Biology, scientists have unearthed the world’s oldest amniote skin fossil in a cave …
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The Great Seal of the United States of America, fashioned from brass and measuring 2 1/16 inches in diameter, made …
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Ginsburg was an extra in two Washington National Opera productions – once in full costume with powdered wig and once …
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The first scheduled passenger flight was in 1914 from St. Petersburg, Florida, to Tampa – a distance of just 17 …
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In the 1940s a spare room on the fifth floor of the United States Supreme Court building was converted to …
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As the 20th century dawned, Black North Carolinians were struggling to find a way to participate in the financial world.
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After seeing great success in Greensboro, local businessmen Alex Holmes and Glenn Williams had an idea to serve Wake County …
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Before the Bojangles Coliseum existed, there was the Charlotte Coliseum in its stead.
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The North Carolina Poet Laureate is meant to advocate for the power of poetry and show how the written word …
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Born in Guilford County, North Carolina, Dolley Madison became one of the most loved of the early First Ladies of …
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On Aug.21, 1965, Rev.Martin Luther King Jr.
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In 1879, Thomas Edison tasked geologist William Earl Hidden with finding platinum in North Carolina to help extend the life …
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In the 1930s, a local distributor of Shell Oil created a new way for its brand to stand out as …
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Known as the first child born in the New World, Virginia Dare may not have disappeared with her Roanoke kinsmen …
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In addition to the tallest mountain and tallest sand dune system on the East Coast, North Carolina is also home …
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Born in 1926, Andy Griffith, hails from the tiny mountain town of Mount Airy, North Carolina, which pays tribute to …
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L.D.Peeler began his career investing in Kentucky-based Mint-Bottle Soda Company.
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Roanoke Island in Dare County, North Carolina is home to the oldest grapevine in the United States – the muscadine.
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Edward Teach, better known as the pirate Blackbeard, terrorized the Atlantic in the early 18th century.
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A barren circle 40 feet in diameter lies in the pine woods of Chatham County, just south of Silver City.
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Known as “Grey Eagle” to the Cherokee and Catawba peoples, Black Mountain was founded in 1893 as an artist colony.
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Fishing in a creek in 1799, 12-year-old Conrad Reed found a 17-pound gold nugget on his family’s farm in Cabarrus …
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Brown Mountain Lights are a spectacle of mysterious lights that have been spotted moving through valleys in Pisgah National Forest …
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One day in 1960, Wilber Hardee visited the state’s first McDonald’s in 1960, sat in his parked car most of …
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