Legendary coach Dean Smith turns 80 years old today. Hope you have a good one, Coach Smith. [Image above is from the Hugh Morton Photograph Collection, North Carolina Collection, Wilson Special Collections Library, UNC]
Archive for February 28th, 2011
Happy Birthday Dean!
Posted in From the Stacks, Tar Heelia on February 28, 2011 | Leave a Comment »
Who was North Carolina’s last man standing?
Posted in History, Tar Heelia, tagged bath nc, catawba nc, david samuel 'tex' little, frank buckles, jackson wyo, nc division of veterans affairs, new bern nc, oldest veterans, robert hodges, wwi veterans on February 28, 2011 | Leave a Comment »
The widely noted death of Frank Buckles made me wonder: Who was North Carolina’s last surviving veteran of World War I? Depending on how strictly you define “North Carolina’s” and “World War I,” he seems to have been either – David Samuel “Tex” Little, born in Catawba but moved to Texas after the war and [...]
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