Sep 26, 2007North Carolina Minute - John Paul Jones "Father of the American Navy"Before coming to American John Paul was a captain of a Scottish merchant ship. One day on board the ship, a fight took place among the sailors...
By J. C. Knowles
Sep 24, 2007North Carolina MinuteOn March 18, 1863, hungry and unable to pay inflated prices for food that was available, 75 women, most of whom were wives of Confederate soldiers, armed themselves with axes and went on a search for hoarded food...
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Sep 11, 2007North Carolina Minute - Football's Beginning at UNCIn 1888, the University of North Carolina, Trinity College (Duke University), and the University of Virginia introduced Rugby football as a Southern sport...
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Sep 10, 2007North Carolina MinuteOne of the great medical centers in the entire United States is the Duke University Medical Center located in Durham, North Carolina. The Hospital, Schools of Medicine and School of Nursing was dedicated on April 20, 1931...
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Sep 6, 2007North Carolina MinuteSeptember 6, 2007 - Have you ever heard the names Freeman Gosden and Charles Correll? I bet not. However, if you were a radio fan back in the 1930's through the 50's you could hear then every week on radio...
By J. C. Knowles