Today In History – July 26
Today in 1775 Benjamin Franklin is named Postmaster-General by the United States Congress; and in 1908 The FBI is founded.July 26 is the 207th day of ...
continue readingToday in 1775 Benjamin Franklin is named Postmaster-General by the United States Congress; and in 1908 The FBI is founded.July 26 is the 207th day of ...
continue readingToday in 1956 near Nantucket Island, Italian Ocean liner Andrea Doria collides with the MS Stockholm in heavy fog and sinks the next day, killing 51 p...
continue readingMOUNT HOLLY––Jamie Summerlin is among this year’s inductees into the Mount Holly Sports Hall of Fame.Summerlin enjoyed stand-out sta...
continue readingToday in 1847 after 17 months of travel, Brigham Young leads 148 Mormon pioneers into Salt Lake Valley, resulting in the establishment of Salt Lake Ci...
continue readingCHARLOTTE––The University of North Carolina at Charlotte’s nursing school will soon benefit from dedicated funds.UNCC is among 12 UN...
continue readingToday in 1903 the Ford Motor Company sells its first car; in 1930 a magnitude 6.7 earthquake in Italy kills 1,425 people; and in 1962 Telstar relays t...
continue readingToday in 1587 a second group of English settlers arrives on Roanoke Island off present-day North Carolina to re-establish a deserted colony.July 22 is...
continue readingCHARLOTTE––Davidson College’s Dr. Denise Simpson has been appointed to a new post at the University of North Carolina at Charlotte. ...
continue readingDALLAS––After his military service, Tyler Russell worked as a welder and a pipefitter.But you might say that pipefitting wasn’t the ...
continue readingOur on this day in history archives contain over 200,000 events, birthdays and deaths from 6,000 years of history. Here is a roundup of a few of them:...
continue reading164 days remain until the end of the year.Our on this day in history archives contain over 200,000 events, birthdays and deaths from 6,000 years of hi...
continue readingLINCOLNTON––With this summer’s extreme heat, Christian Ministry wants you to think of the elderly and homeless.That’s the word...
continue readingMOUNT HOLLY––The late Vance Furr is among those awarded this year by the Mount Holly Sports Hall of Fame.Furr, who passed away 13 years ag...
continue readingToday In 1980 the Summer Olympics in Moscow begin. Some Western countries, including the United States and West Germany, boycott the event; in 1996 th...
continue readingOur on this day in history archives contain over 200,000 events, birthdays and deaths from 6,000 years of history. Here is a roundup of a few of them:...
continue readingDENVER––It’s coming at last.After some six years of talk, planning and preparation, Duke Energy is finally putting in a beach along ...
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