Today In History – August 14
Today in History in 1502 Christopher Columbus lands in present-day Honduras; this is the first time he sets foot on the mainland of the Americas.Our o...
continue readingToday in History in 1502 Christopher Columbus lands in present-day Honduras; this is the first time he sets foot on the mainland of the Americas.Our o...
continue readingHoyle’s Healthy Hearth & Home invites everyone to visit their store at 319 N.Poplar Street, in Lincolnton that has a variety of stoves, gril...
continue readingNEWTON––The Catawba County Sheriff’s Office has made a major drug bust.According to public information officer Maj. Aaron Turk of th...
continue readingMOUNT HOLLY––As Steve Perry once sang, “Don’t stop believing.”And for former wrestler Chais Schenck, his athletic career...
continue readingLENOIR––A crash in Lenoir killed a local man this morning (Aug. 13).According to Master Trooper Christopher Casey of the North Carolina St...
continue readingToday in History in 1868 a large earthquake strikes near Arica (then in Peru, now in Chile), causing an estimated 25,000 casualties and a tsunami that...
continue readingToday in 30 BC, Cleopatra VII, Queen of Egypt, commits suicide; in 1908 the First Model T Ford was built; and in 1994 Major League Baseball players go...
continue readingCHARLOTTE––They say that waste is a terrible thing to mind. But if you’re on the campus of the University of North Carolina at Charl...
continue readingCHARLOTTE––A prominent University of North Carolina at Charlotte graduate recently had a building named for him.The Donta Wilson Residence...
continue readingNEWTON––They’re Catawba County’s finest––the members of the thin, blue line who protect and serve.They’re th...
continue readingLINCOLNTON––Chris Jones is amongst a host of graduates of an important Chapel Hill-based program.According to Lincolnton City Manager Ritc...
continue readingLINCOLNTON––Christian Ministry of Lincoln County is saying a big thank-you for some recent contributions.According to executive director M...
continue readingToday in 1929 Babe Ruth becomes the first baseball player to hit 500 home runs in his career with a home run at League Park in Cleveland, Ohio.Our on ...
continue readingToday in 1835 P. T. Barnum begins his career as a showman and circus entrepreneur by exhibiting Joice Heth, an octogenerian African slave whom he clai...
continue readingLINCOLNTON––The Lincoln County Historical Association is getting some help with preserving an historic home.According to LCHA President Ca...
continue readingToday in History in 1944 the United States Forest Service and the Wartime Advertising Council release posters featuring Smokey Bear for the first time...
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