Historic Sites and History

3+ week, 1+ day ago   (1406+ words) The night that dumb luck may have saved America. JUST AFTER MIDNIGHT on January 24, 1961, 18-year-old Billy Reeves came home from his late shift, kicked off his boots, and looked up just in time to see a B-52 falling out of the…...

1+ mon, 1+ week ago   (295+ words) A daily look at some of The News & Observer headlines on this date in past years. On this day in 2019, crowds lined up to see a rare plant bloom for the first time in three years, launching an 8-foot flower…...

1+ mon, 1+ week ago   (429+ words) Most people remember the end-of-April 2011 tornado outbreak that killed 38 people – 24 of them in North Carolina. That horror story began on April 14th and just kept playing out until April 16th. Six counties in the Tar Heel State were utterly devastated. But it…...

2+ mon, 1+ week ago   (554+ words) But there's something inherently mysterious about the mountains, too, especially in North Carolina. Even if you didn't know about any notorious hidden legends in North Carolina, I bet you would still... I've always been drawn to the mountains. Those panoramic…...

2+ mon, 2+ week ago   (303+ words) (WGHP) — As America prepares to celebrate its 250th birthday, a look back at President George Washington’s 1791 Southern Tour reveals an important stop in North Carolina. In May of 1791, Washington arrived in Charlotte during the return leg of a nearly 1,900-mile journey…...

2+ mon, 2+ week ago   (960+ words) North Carolina is home to many ghost towns that each tell a different story of rise, decline and disappearance. Buffalo City, Brunswick Town, Cataloochee, Diamond City, Lost Cove and Henry River Mill Village are six examples that remain as reminders…...

3+ mon, 3+ week ago   (503+ words) RUTHERFORD COUNTY, N.C. (WLOS) — As America prepares to celebrate its 250th birthday this July, one Rutherford County landmark is marking an impressive milestone of its own. Washburn's General Store is recognized as the oldest continually operated, family-owned business in North Carolina — serving…...

3+ mon, 3+ week ago   (1836+ words) In 1997, a musical called "Chang & Eng" made its debut on the stage of the Victoria Theatre in Singapore. That's right – Chang and Eng Bunker, also known as the famous Siamese Twins, lived in North Carolina. And they were very likely…...

4+ mon, 1+ week ago   (271+ words) This year's observance highlights the legacy of the fallen, including Greensboro, NC, native and pioneering WWII aviator Mary Webb Nicholson Author Becky Aiken will speak at the Battleship North Carolina Memorial's annual Memorial Day observance, bringing to the fore the…...

7+ mon, 1+ week ago   (193+ words) Four more homes fell into the surf on the Outer Banks of North Carolina during the weekend coastal snowstorm, according to Cape Hatteras National Seashore. The National Park Service confirmed the collapses on its website, saying that four unoccupied homes…...