Posted in History, On This Day, tagged civil war prisons, gov zeb vance, salisbury prison on February 3, 2012 | Leave a Comment »
On this day in 1865: Capt. G.W. Booth responds to Gov. Zeb Vance’s request for a report on conditions at the Confederate prison at Salisbury: “About the 5th of November, 1864, a large number of prisoners of war, some 8,000, were suddenly sent here, the Government having no other place to send them. The grounds [...]
Posted in History, On This Day, tagged clemson university, harvey gantt, james meredith, jesse helms, university of mississipp, wral-tv on January 29, 2012 | Leave a Comment »
On this day in 1963: Jesse Helms, editorialist for Raleigh’s WRAL-TV, reacts to Harvey Gantt’s entrance into Clemson University: “He has stoutly resisted the pose of a conquering hero for the forces of integration. He simply wants, he says, to be an architect — and Clemson is the only college in South Carolina that can [...]
Posted in History, Just A Bite, On This Day, Tar Heelia on January 24, 2012 | Leave a Comment »
Our colleagues at NCpedia remind us that today marks the 300th anniversary of the Carolina Proprietors’ official appointment of Edward Hyde as governor of the northern half of the Carolina province. As William S. Powell writes in North Carolina Through Four Centuries: Unhappy over the chaotic conditions in their province, the Lords Proprietors decided on [...]
Posted in History, On This Day, tagged james catfish cole, ku klux klan, lumbee indians, robeson county nc on January 18, 2012 | Leave a Comment »
On this day in 1958: Lumbee Indians, upset about two recent cross-burnings near their homes, break up a Ku Klux Klan rally in Robeson County. Klan leader James “Catfish” Cole planned to speak on “Why I Am for Segregation,” but the program is cut short by gunfire, firecrackers and teargas grenades thrown by sheriff’s deputies. [...]
Posted in History, On This Day, tagged luther terry, nc tobacco industry, smoking and health, surgeon general on January 11, 2012 | Leave a Comment »
On this day in 1964: A report by U.S. surgeon general Luther Terry marshals evidence that smoking causes cancer and other diseases, effectively sending North Carolina’s tobacco industry into a long, slow slide.
Posted in History, On This Day, tagged dr henry stenhouse, goldsboro nc, johnny carson, ophthalmologists, wayne county nc on January 9, 2012 | Leave a Comment »
On this day in 1990: Dr. Henry Stenhouse, a Goldsboro ophthalmologist, announces his candidacy for Congress. At 100, Stenhouse is perhaps the oldest person ever to run for office in North Carolina. “I’m a revolutionary,” says Stenhouse, who opposes welfare, seat-belt laws and AIDS research. After a campaign that includes an appearance on “The Tonight [...]
Posted in On This Day, tagged corporate name changes, food lion, food town, ralph ketner, salisbury nc, tom smith on December 30, 2011 | 1 Comment »
On this day in 1982: Posing for a publicity shot, Food Town president Tom Smith climbs atop Store No. 1 in Salisbury to watch installation of new letters changing the name of his rapidly growing supermarket chain to Food Lion. The name has been changed to avoid conflicts with Food Town stores in Tennessee and [...]
Posted in History, On This Day, Postcards, Tar Heelia on December 17, 2011 | 1 Comment »
By all accounts the day was gray and blustery. A coin toss had determined who would make the first flight of the day. Orville lay down on the flyer and then man and aircraft ascended about 10 feet into the air. The flight lasted 12 seconds and covered about 120 feet. The brothers each made [...]
Posted in On This Day, tagged 25th massachusetts volunteer infantry, civil war soldiers, kinston nc, Private D.L. Day on December 14, 2011 | Leave a Comment »
On this day in 1862: Private D.L. Day, Co. B, 25th Massachusetts Volunteer Infantry, writes in his journal while on duty in Kinston: “Early in the morning the camp was astir. The general ordered that in order to lighten our teams, every man take three days’ rations and 60 rounds of extra ammunition. While this [...]
Posted in History, On This Day, tagged 25th massachusetts volunteer infantry, libby prison, nc civil war, new bern nc on December 10, 2011 | Leave a Comment »
On this day in 1862: Private D.L. Day, Co. B, 25th Massachusetts Volunteer Infantry, writes in his journal while on duty in New Bern: “We were right glad to once more get back to camp, where we could clean ourselves up and get a change of clothing, but were much more glad to find mail [...]
