Posted in From the Stacks, History, Tar Heelia on July 1, 2011 | Leave a Comment »
We hear that it’s July 1st. But we’re still writing June on our checks. So, perhaps, that means it’s okay to let you know about our latest This Month in North Carolina History—for June! In November 1958 workers at the Harriet and Henderson Mills in Henderson went out on strike. Over the ensuing months their [...]
Posted in Just A Bite, tagged baptists, billy graham, douglas macarthur, episcopalians, harry truman, washington dc on July 1, 2011 | Leave a Comment »
“For a place he once called ‘the most sinful city’ he had ever visited, Washington, D.C. has lent Evangelist Billy Graham a pretty respectful ear. By last week, at the end of a nine-week prayer ‘crusade’ there, Billy had preached to audiences totaling 500,000 people. Recorded conversions: 6,244. ” ‘And they were not just the [...]
