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2009 North Korea announces a successful nuclear test in North Hamgyong, the U.N. Security Council condems the test
2009 Peace talks witht he Tuareg rebel groups in north Niger are held by the President of Niger, Tandja Mamadou 2008 Jesse Helms, dies in North Carolina, at 86 2007 Ruth Graham, dies in North Carolina, of illness, at 87 2006 North Korea conducts first atomic weapons test 2005 NCAA Men's Basketball Championship: North Carolina defeats Illinois 75-70 2005 North Korea announces that it has nuclear weapons 2004 Train fire and explosion in Ryongchon, North Korea kills at least 160 and levels several buildings 2003 After an Ohio FirstEnergy power plants shut down unexpectedly, a power outtage occurs for over ten hours all over northeastern North America 2002 Earthquake kills at least 1,000 100 miles north of Kabul, Afghanistan 2002 Earthquake kills at least 150 100 miles north of Kabul, Afghanistan 2002 In his State of the Union address, President George W. Bush likens Iraq, Iran and North Korea to an 'axis of evil' 1999 Next transit of Mercury visible in North America 1998 Terry Sanford, poltician, senator from North Carolina, dies at 80 1998 48th NHL All-Star Game: North America beats World 8-7 at Vancouver 1997 For only 2nd time Stanley Cup leaves North America (heads to Russia) 1997 1st all female (20 British women) team reaches North Pole 1997 14 North Koreans defect to South Korea 1997 Howard Stern Radio Show premieres in Charlotte North Carolina on WXRC 95.7 FM 1997 Howard Stern Radio Show premieres in Fayetteville, North Carolina on WRCQ 103.5 FM 1995 Carquest Bowl 6: North Carolina beats Arkansas, 20-10 1995 Mount Ruapehu Volcano, North Island, New Zealand erupts 1995 North and Western Colorado begins using new area code 970 1995 -26 degrees F (-32.2 degrees C) in Bismarck, North Dakota 1994 Kim II Sung, President of North Korea (1945-94), dies at 82 1994 Ferdinand J Kranenburg, director of queen (North Holland), dies at 83 1994 Yak-40 accident in north of Peru, 8 killed 1994 North Korea signs pact to end their nuclear projects 1994 North Yemenite troops occupy Aden 1994 Arthur Berry, playwright, artist, teacher, poet, studied, then taught at Burslem School of Art, absorbed by Stoke-on-Trent College of Art, which in 1971 became North Staffordshire Polytechnic, where he taught painting until 1985, dies at 69 1994 U.S. Air DC-9 crash in North Carolina, 37 killed 1994 David Lawson, executed in North Carolina (wanted execution shown on Donahue) 1994 7.8 earthquake strikes North Bolivia 1994 Chinook helicopter crashes in North Scotland, 29 killed 1994 Great comet-iceball seen above North sea 1994 Borge Ousland reaches North pole 1994 13th NCAA Women Basketball Championship: North Carolina beats Louisiana Tech 60-59 1994 F-16 collides with C-130 Hercules above AFB in North Carolina, 120 die 1994 North American Free Trade Agreement (NAFTA) goes into effect 1993 Danny Blanchflower, North Ireland soccer/union coach, dies at 67 1993 Henry Ringling North, circus owner (Ringling Bros Circus), dies at 83 1993 Jim Valvano, basketball coach (North Carolina State), dies of cancer at 47 1993 55th NCAA Men's Basketball Championship: North Carolina beats Michigan 77-71 1993 Barend P Tammeling, journalist (Trouw, Peek on the North), dies at 58 1992 Galileo spacecraft passes North Pole of Moon (Peary Crater) 1992 Paul Acket, organizer (Music Express, North Sea Jazz Festival), dies 1992 Opening Main-Donau canal (North Sea-Black Sea) 1991 U.N. admits Estonia, Latvia, Lithuiania, North and South Korea, Marshall Islands and Micronesia 1991 Alex North, music composer (Spartacus), dies at 80 of cancer 1991 Hurricane Bob hits North Carolina with 115 MPH wind 1991 Stanley Cup: Pittsburgh Penguins beat Minnesota North Star, 4 games to 2 1991 Chicago Blackhawks becomes 1st NHL regular season champion in 20 years to lose in 1st round of the playoffs (To Minnesota North Stars) 1991 North Carolina State Chris Corchiani becomes 1st NCAAer to get 1,000 assists 1991 North Carolina is 1st NCAA basketball team to win 1,500 games 1991 North and South Korea form a joint team for table tennis competition 1991 NBA All Star Game at Charlotte North Carolina 1991 Dean Smith of North Carolina is 6th to win 700 career coaching basketball games 1990 Le Duc Tho, North Vietnamese negotiator in Paris (1975), dies at 78 1990 North and South Yemen merge to form Republic of Yemen 1989 Then largest lottery in North America ($69M) drawn in Illinois 1989 In the Iran-Contra trial, Oliver North's case goes to the jury 1989 Partial eclipse of the Sun in Hawaii, North West North America, Greenland 1989 Egypt, Iraq, Jordan and North Yemen form common market 1988 North subpoenas Reagan and Bush as defense witnesses for upcoming trial 1988 North Carolina federal grand jury indict PTL founder Jim Bakker on fraud and conspiracy 1988 Charlotte Colisieum in Charlotte North Carolina opens 1988 North Sea oil platform Piper Alpha explodes, 166 die 1988 Federal grand jury indicts North and Poindexter in Iran-Contra affair 1987 IRA-bomb attack in Enniskillen North Ireland, 11 killed 1987 Lieutenant Colonel Oliver North concludes 6 days of Congressional testimony 1987 Oliver North admits to shredding Iran-Contra evidence 1987 Oliver North began public testimony at Iran-Contra hearing 1987 Oliver North's secretary Fawn Hall tesifies at Iran-Contra hearing 1987 North American Philips Company unveils compact disc video 1987 NBA announces expansion to Charlotte North Carolina and Miami Florida in 1988 and Minneapolis Minnesota and Orlando Florida in 1989 1987 Federal judge dismisses lawsuits sought by Oliver North 1986 Oliver North's sect, Fawn Hill, smuggles documents out of his office 1986 Kate Smith, singer (God Bless America), dies in Raleigh North Carolina at 78 1986 Kathy Ormsby, a 21-year-old member of North Carolina State track team jumps off a bridge permanently paralyzing herself 1986 Will Stegers expedition reaches North Pole 1986 Ghorbanifar 1st suggests diversion of cash to contras, says North 1985 85th U.S. Golf Open: Andy North shoots a 279 at Oakland Hills CC Michigan 1985 -34 degrees F (-37 degrees C), Mount Mitchell, North Carolina (state record) 1983 110 degrees F (43 degrees C) at Fayetteville, North Carolina (state record) 1983 45th NCAA Men's Basketball Championship: North Carolina State beats Houston 54-52 1982 Bomb attack on Londonderry, North Ireland disco, 17 killed 1982 New York Islanders and Minnesota North Stars play to an 8-8 tie 1982 30th time Islanders shut-out-2-0 vs North Stars 1982 Canada Constitution Act replaces British North America Act 1982 44th NCAA Men's Basketball Championship: North Carolina beats Georgetown 63-62 1982 75% of North America is covered by snow 1981 Oliver North is assigned to White House duty 1981 Stanley Cup: New York Islanders beat Minnesota North Stars, 4 games to 1 1981 43rd NCAA Men's Basketball Champ: Indiana beats North Carolina 63-50 1981 Military jury in North Carolina convicts Robert Garwood of collaborating with enemy 1981 Jonny Lang, born in Fargo, North Dakota, born Jon Gordon Langseth, Jr., singer, songwriter, guitarist, rock, gospel, blues musician, plays Benedict guitars, Fender Telecaster Thinline, voice sounds like veteran blues singer, toured with Sting, performed for President Bill Clinton 1980 Islander's Mike Bossy scores 4 goals against North Stars 1980 Continuous traffic jam extends 176 km north of Lyons, France 1980 Barbara Britton, actress (Pamela-Mr and Mrs. North), dies at 59 1979 Elizabeth Bishop, poet (North and South, Pulitzer 1956), dies at 68 1979 Alizah Allen, born in New York City, New York, figure skater, 1997 North Atlantic Sr champ 1979 Ali Burr, Miss North Carolina Teen USA 1997 1979 War between North and South Yemen begins 1979 Julie Nagle, Miss North Dakota Teen USA 1997 1978 78th U.S. Golf Open: Andy North shoots a 285 at Cherry Hill CC in Denver 1978 Naomi Uemura became 1st to reach North Pole overland alone 1977 Tammy Leigh Ashton, Miss North Carolina Teen USA 1996 1977 Katrina Bergstrom, Miss North Dakota Teen USA 1996 1977 N.Y. Cosmos defeat Seattle Sounders, 2-1, at Civic Stadium in Portland, Oregon, winning their 2nd North American Soccer League championship 1977 Russian nuclear sub "Artika" is 1st to North Pole 1977 North Korea shoots down U.S. helicopter, killing 3 1977 39th NCAA Men's Basketball Championship: Marquette beats North Carolina 67-59 1977 U.S. restricts citizens from visiting Cuba, Vietnam, North Korea and Cambodia 1976 Formal reunification of North and South Vietnam 1976 1st commercial SST flight to North America (Concorde to Washington D.C.) 1975 Lauren E Roman, Wilmington, North Carolina, actress, Laura Kirk-All My Children 1975 Juliette Spier, Miss North Dakota USA 1996 1975 U.S. vetoes proposed admission of North and South Vietnam to U.N. 1975 1st oil pumped from North Sea oilfield 1975 Oldest animal fossils in U.S. discovered in North Carolina 1975 Jennifer Michelle Roberts, Greensboro, North Carolina, Miss America-North Carolina 1997 1975 Lee Maxwell Francis Vertongen, Palmerston North New Zealand, cyclist 1996 Olympics 1974 Lisa Bamford, born in Raleigh, North Carolina, Miss America-North Carolina 1996 1974 Yemen Arab Republic, North Yemen, suspends constitution 1974 A's Reggie Jackson and Bill North engage in clubhouse fight at Detroit 1974 36th NCAA Mens Basketball Championship: North Carolina State beats Marquette 76-64 1974 "Monitor" (U.S. Civil War Ship) restored at Cape Hatteras North Carolina 1973 Eddie Pope, Greensboro, North Carolina, soccer defender, 1996 Olympics gold 1973 Jason Dawe, North York, NHL left wing for the Buffalo Sabres 1973 Paige Gordon, born in North Vancouver BC, diver, Olympics-16-92, 96 1973 France recognizes North Vietnam 1973 Netherlands recognizes North Vietnam 1973 Damon Allen, born in Winston-Salem, North Carolina, figure skater, 1997 Midwestern champ 1973 1st U.S. POWs in North Vietnam released; 116 of 456 flown to Philippine 1973 William Rogers and Nguyen Duy Trinh sign U.S. - North Vietnam treaty 1973 US, North and South Vietnam and Vietcong sign boundary accord 1973 President Nixon suspends all U.S. offensive action in North Vietnam 1973 Secret peace talks between U.S. and North Vietnam resumed near Paris 1973 British Darts Organisation founded in North London 1972 Nixon halts bombing of North Vietnam and announces peace talks 1972 Jessica Lee McMinn, Miss North Carolina USA 1996 1972 Kim Il-song, becomes president of North Korea 1972 New North Korean constitution comes into effect 1972 U.S. begins its heaviest bombing of North Vietnam 1972 Randolph Ross, Shelby, North Carolina, 110m hurdler 1972 Mariner 9 takes pictures of Martian north pole 1972 Kyoko Ina, Tokyo, Japan, figure skater, 1993 North Atlantic Sr champ 1972 U.S. bombs Haiphong North Vietnam 1972 Elizabeth Vassey, born in Raleigh, North Carolina, actress, Emily Martin-All My Children 1972 Leigh Andrew-Pearso, North Vancouver BC Canada, 470 yachter 1996 Olympics 1972 North Vietnamese troops occupy Quang Tri Activities Committee 1972 North Vietnamese troops enter South Vietnam 1972 Jessie Royce Landis, actress (North by Northwest), dies at 67 1972 Assam's North East Frontier Agency becomes Arunachal Pradesh terr 1971 Ray Durham, Charlotte, North Carolina, infielder, Chicago White Sox 1971 Switzerland recognizes North Vietnam 1971 James Baldwin, Jr., born in Southern Pines, North Carolina, pitcher, Chicago White Sox 1971 Owen Lance Bill Hughes, born in Palmerston North, New Zealand, kayaker 1996 Olympics 1971 North Vietnam demands U.S. end aid to South Vietnam 1971 Sterling Hitchcock, Fayetteville, North Carolina, pitcher, New York Yankees, Sea Mariners 1971 Fran Phipps is 1st woman to reach North Pole 1971 Chad Fonville, born in Jacksonville, North Carolina, infielder for the Los Angeles Dodgers 1970 Yemen Arab Republic (North Yemen) adopts constitution 1970 Elizabeth Patricia Reilly, North Providence, Rhode Island, Miss America-RI 1996 1970 North American Soccer League awards New York and Toronto franchises 1970 Corey Schwab, North Battleford Canada, NHL goalie for the New Jersey Devils 1970 Quinton McCracken, born in Wilmington, North Carolina, outfielder for the Colorado Rockies 1970 Chartered Dan-Air Comet crashes into mountains north of Barcelona, Spain killing 112 vacationing Britons 1969 Iain Sydie, North York Ontario, badminton player 1996 Olympics 1969 Madison Square Garden TV Network begins (Rangers vs. North Stars) 1969 Ton Duc Thang elected president of North Vietnam 1969 Ho Chi Minh, Nguyen Ta't-Tanh, North Vietnamese president, dies at 79 1969 North Korea shoots at U.S. airplane above Japanese sea 1969 David Morland, born in North Bay, Ontario, golfer, 1992 Trafalgar Rookie of Year 1969 Barbara Jo Rubin becomes 1st woman jockey to win in North America 1969 Sweden (1st Western country) recognizes North Vietnam 1969 Alvin Morman, born in Rockingham, North Carolina, pitcher for the Houston Astros 1968 82 members of U.S. intelligence ship 'Pueblo' released by North Korea 1968 North Korea releases Pueblo crew 1968 Steven Penn, Brevard, North Carolina, team handball center back 1996 Olympics 1968 Mel Stewart, North Carolina, 200m butterfly swimmer, Olympics gold 92 1968 WRDU (now WPTF) TV chan 28 in Raleigh-Durham, North Carolina (NBC) 1st broadcast 1968 President Johnson orders a halt to all bombing of North Vietnam 1968 Scarlet Annette Morgan, Pfafftown, North Carolina, Miss NC-America-1991 1968 Annette DeLuca, North Bergen, New Jersey, LPGA golfer 1968 Vietnam peace talks began in Paris between the U.S. and North Vietnam 1968 Don Smith, born in North Tonawanda, New York, rower 1996 Olympics 1968 North Vietnam agrees to meet U.S. reps to set up preliminary peace talks 1968 Dennis Postlewait, born in Jacksonville, North Carolina, Nike golfer, 1994 Wichita Open 1968 30th NCAA Men's Basketball Championship: UCLA beats North Carolina 78-55 1968 WHKY TV channel 14 in Hickory, North Carolina (IND) begins broadcasting 1968 Dutch 2nd Chamber condemns U.S. bombing of North Vietnam 1968 Minn North Stars center Bill Masterton fatally injured (dies on 15th) 1967 Diane O'Grady, North Bay Ontario, rower 1996 Olympics 1967 Charles Ogletree, Greenville, North Carolina, tornado yachter, Olympics-8th-1996 1967 WUNE TV channel 17 in Linville, North Carolina (PBS) begins broadcasting 1967 WUNF TV channel 33 in Asheville, North Carolina (PBS) begins broadcasting 1967 WUNG TV channel 58 in Concord, North Carolina (PBS) begins broadcasting 1967 Dutch 2nd Chamber demands U.S. stop bombing North Vietnam 1967 Race riots in Durham, North Carolina 1967 WRET TV channel 36 in Charlotte, North Carolina (NBC/CBS) begins broadcasting 1967 University of Michigan holds 1st "Teach-in" after bombing of North Vietnam 1966 Andy Tomberlin, Monroe, North Carolina, outfielder for the New York Mets 1966 175 U.S. airplanes bomb North Vietnam 1966 KPNE TV channel 9 in North Platte, NB (PBS) begins broadcasting 1966 KLOC (now KCSO) channel 42 in Charlotte, North Carolina (PBS) begins broadcasting 1966 Myong Hui Choe, born in North Korea, gymnast, Olympic-1980 1966 U.S. bombs fuel storage facilities near North Vietnamese cities 1966 300 U.S. airplanes bomb North Vietnam 1966 Gary Roberts, North York, NHL left wing for the Calgary Flames 1966 Johnny Colt, Cherry Point, North Carolina, rock bassist, Black Crowes 1966 Darren Holmes, born in Asheville, North Carolina, pitcher for the Colorado Rockies 1966 1st B-52 bombing on North Vietnam 1966 Lee Porter, born in Greensboro, North Carolina, Nike golfer, 1992 Texarkana Open-5th 1966 Alecia Stephenson, born in North Vancouver, British Columbia, softball ss 1996 Olympics 1966 North Vietnamese capture U.S. Green Beret Camp at Ashau Valley 1966 North Sea Gas was 1st pumped ashore by British Petroleum 1966 Dennis Allen Mitchell, Cherry Point, North Carolina, 100m/200m, 1996 Olympics silver 1966 Donna Edmondson, Greensboro, North Carolina, playmate of year, Nov, 1986 1966 Snow storm in north east U.S. kills 165 1966 John Velyvis, born in North Adams, Massachusetts, rower 1996 Olympics 1965 Hurricane hits north east US/Canada 1965 WUND TV channel 2 in Columbia, North Carolina (PBS) begins broadcasting 1965 WTVI TV channel 42 in Charlotte, North Carolina (PBS) begins broadcasting 1965 1st bombing by B-52 (50 km north of Saigon) 1965 Chris Washburn, born in Hickory, North Carolina, Christopher Scott Washburn, athlete, NBA player, played for North Carolina State 1985 - 1986 1965 People's Republic China offers North Vietnam military aid 1965 1st nonstop helicopter crossing of North America, JR Willford 1965 U.S. begins regular bombing and strafing of North Vietnam 1964 Bill Peterson, Smithfield, North Carolina, WLAF general manager for the Amsterdam Admirals 1964 Maggie Will, Whiteville, North Carolina, LPGA golfer, 1992 Sara Lee Classic 1964 Lawson Duncan, Asheville, North Carolina, tennis star 1964 WWAY TV channel 3 in Wilmington, North Carolina (ABC) begins broadcasting 1964 U.S. begins bombing North Vietnam 1964 North Vietnamese torpedos U.S. ships Gulf of Tonkin 1964 North Vietnam fires on a U.S. destroyer in Gulf of Tonkin 1964 U.S. naval fire on Hon Ngu/Hon Mo, North Vietnam 1964 Davis Milton Love III, born in Charlotte, North Carolina, PGA golfer, 1987 MCI Heritage 1964 North Carolina high school basketball teams play to 56-54 score in 13 overtime 1964 Doug Aldrich, born in Raleigh, North Carolina, guitarist, hard rock, plays electric guitar, Gibson Les Paul, Fender Stratocaster, member of Whitesnake, founded Burning Rain 1963 Cathy Johnston-Forbes, High Point, North Carolina, LPGA golfer, 1990 du Maurier 1963 Johanna Wright, born in Raleigh, North Carolina, WPVA volleyballer, Pismo Beach-4th 1963 WGHP TV channel 8 in Greensboro-High Point, North Carolina (ABC) begins 1963 WCTI TV channel 12 in New Bern, North Carolina (ABC) begins broadcasting 1963 Tori Amos, born in North Carolina, pianist/vocalist, Under The Pink, 1963 Teresa Wentzel DeWitt, Ft. Bragg, North Carolina, double trap 1996 Olympics 1962 John Samuel Inman, Greensboro, North Carolina, PGA golfer, 1993 Buick South Open 1962 North Korea reports 100% election turnout, 100% vote for Workers' Party 1962 Military uprising under Col Abdullah as-Sallal North Yemen 1962 Grady Neal Lancaster, born in Smithfield, North Carolina, PGA golfer, 1994 Byron Nelson 1962 Hanns Eisler, composer (North Vietnam/East German National Anthem), dies at 64 1962 Marie Laurie Mahabir, Guadeloupe, North American Bodybuilding Champ, 1985-87 1962 Rob Burnett, born in North Caldwell, New Jersey, head writer, David Letterman 1962 Sharon Lawrence, born in Charlotte, North Carolina, actress, Civil Wars, New YorkPD Blue, Fired Up 1962 New Orleans Citizens Co gives free 1-way ride to blacks to move North 1961 Christopher J Perry, Edenton, North Carolina, PGA golfer, 1987 Kemper Open-2nd 1961 Jim Laver Carter, born in Spring Lake, North Carolina, PGA golfer, 1995 Anheuser-Busch 1960 South Korean troops cross 38th parallel into North Korea 1960 Leora "Sam" Jones, born in Mount Olive, North Carolina, U.S. team handball player 1992 Olympics 1960 Dino Ciccarelli, Ontario, NHL right wing, Minn North Stars, Washington Caps 1960 4 students stage 1st civil rights sit-in, at Greensboro North Carolina Woolworth 1960 1st redshank old world shore bird reported in North America (Halifax) 1959 Charles Grant, Winston Salem, North Carolina, actor, Another World 1959 Tim Wilkison, Shelby, North Carolina, tennis player, WCT Atlanta finals-1986 1959 Patricia Pease Jeffers, born in North Carolina, actress, Kimberly-Days of our Life 1959 Randy Travis, Marshville, North Carolina, country singer, Diggin' Up Bones 1958 KNOP TV channel 2 in North Platte, NB (NBC) begins broadcasting 1958 Marg Helgenberger, North Bend Nebraska, actress, China Beach 1958 Ray Freeman, born in Greensboro, North Carolina, Canadian Tour golfer, 1992 Coast Carolina 1958 Christian LeBlanc, North Carolina, actor, Michael Baldwin-Young and Restless 1958 Atomic sub USS Nautilus completes 1st trip under North Pole 1958 U.S. atomic sub USS Nautilus 1st dives under North Pole 1958 Patsy Pease, born in Winston-Salem, North Carolina, actress, Kimberly-Days of Our Lives 1958 U.S. and Canada form North American Air Defense Command (NORAD) 1958 Susan J. Helms, born in Charlotte, North Carolina, Major USAF/Astronaut, STS-54, 64, 78 1958 Nina Foust, Asheboro, North Carolina, LPGA golfer, 1994 Hawaiian Ladies Open-6th 1957 Jackee [Harry], Winston-Salem, North Carolina, actress, Sandra-227 1957 Jim Craig, born in North Easton, Massachusetts, hockey goalie, Gold Medal 1980 Olympics 1957 WSOC TV channel 9 in Charlotte, North Carolina (ABC) begins broadcasting 1957 19th NCAA Men's Basketball Championship: North Carolina beats Kansas 54-53 (3 OTs) 1957 Leonard C Clements, Cherry Point, North Carolina, PGA golfer, 1994 Bob Hope-2nd 1957 Mark Francis O'Meara, Goldsboro, North Carolina, PGA golfer, 1984 Greater Milw 1956 Emergency crisis in North Ireland proclaimed after IRA strikes 1956 WRAL TV channel 5 in Raleigh-Durham, North Carolina (CBS) begins broadcasting 1956 Billy Smith, Reidsville, North Carolina, country singer, Billy and Terry Smith 1956 Charles Henry Beck, born in Fayetteville, North Carolina, PGA golfer, 1990 Buick Open 1992 1956 Curtis L. Brown, Jr., North Carolina, astronaut, STS-47, STS-66, 77, 85, sk:95 1956 Philip Jackson Ford, Jr., North Carolina, basketball player 1976 Olympics gold 1955 Scott Mabon Hoch, born in Raleigh, North Carolina, PGA golfer, 1982 USF&G Classic 1955 WITN TV channel 7 in Washington, North Carolina (NBC) begins broadcasting 1955 Henry Bellingham, born in Cheltenham, England, politician, Conservative Party, Member of Parliament for North West Norfolk 1955 Matthew A Henson, met Peary on 6/4/1909 at North Pole, dies at 88 1955 WUNorth Carolina TV channel 4 in Chapel Hill, North Carolina (PBS) begins broadcasting 1954 Chris Stamey, born in Chapel Hill, North Carolina, musician, rocker, songwriter, record producer, formed the dB's, founded Car Records indie record label, founded recording studio called Modern Recording where he recorded and mixed Whiskeytown 1954 1st regularly scheduled commercial flights over North Pole begins 1954 U.S. spy plane shot down North of Japan 1954 West Germany joins North Atlantic Treaty Organization 1954 Walter Paul Davis, Pineville, North Carolina, basketball player 1976 Olympics gold 1954 Corbin Bernsen, born in North Hollywood, California, actor, Arnie Becker-LA Law 1954 WTVD TV channel 11 in Raleigh-Durham, North Carolina (ABC) begins broadcasting 1954 At Geneva, France agrees to independence of North and South Vietnam 1954 Armistice for Indo-China signed, Vietnam separates into North and South 1954 Corbin Bernsen, born in North Hollywood, California, actor, LA Law 1954 Michael O'Brien, born in Worcester, England, Mike O'Brien, politician, Labor Party, since 1992, serves as Member of Parliament for North Warwickshire, served as Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State for Home Affairs, became Minister of State for Health Services, 2009 1954 WECT TV channel 6 in Wilmington, North Carolina (NBC/CBS) begins broadcasting 1953 WCCB TV channel 18 in Charlotte, North Carolina (IND/ABC) begins broadcasting 1953 John Lucas, Durham, North Carolina, NBA guard, Houston, Golden State, Milwaukee 1953 Diane Abbott, born in London, England, Labour Party Member of Parliament for Hackney North and Stoke Newington 1953 Dutch DC-6 crashes near Ymuiden in North Sea, 21 die 1953 U.S. bombers shot down at north of Wladiwostok 1953 North Korea and United Nations sign armistice 1953 WANorth Carolina TV channel 21 in Asheville, North Carolina (IND) begins broadcasting 1953 Ellen L. Shulman Baker, born in Fayetteville, North Carolina, MD/astronaut, STS-34, 50, 71 1953 Stephen Byers, born in Wolverhampton, England, British politician, Labour Member of Parliament for Tyneside North 1952 North American F-86 Sabre sets world aircraft speed record, 1124 KPH 1952 Bernard Edwards, Greenville, North Carolina, bassist, Chicago-Addicted to Love 1952 Earl Pomeroy, born in Valley City, North Dakota, Representative-D-North Dakota 1993 - 1952 Jay North, born in North Hollywood, California, actor, Dennis the Menace, Maya 1952 Robert Ainsworth, born in Coventry, England, Robert William Ainsworth, politician, Labor Party, 2009, assumed roles of Secretary of State for Defense, since 1992, serves as a Member of Parliament for Coventry North East 1952 1st landing by an airplane at geographic North Pole 1952 Helgoland, in North Sea, returned to West Germany by Britain 1952 Armelia McQueen, North Carolina, Brooklyn Conservatory, actress 1951 1st North Pole jet crossing 1951 Charles E. Brady, Jr., Pinehurst, North Carolina, Commander USN/astronaut, STS-78 1951 William Surles "Bill" McArthur, Jr., born in North Carolina, astronaut, STS-58, 74, sk: 92 1951 Jan Franssen, born in Hilversum, North Holland, politician, Dutch liberal political party, in 2006, named Queen's Commissioner in South Holland, previously served as city councilor, Nederhorst den Berg, President, House of Representatives 1982 - 1994, mayor of Zwolle, 1994 - 2000 1951 1st North Pole flight in single engine plane-CF Blair 1951 Simon Hughes, born in Cheshire, England, British politician, Liberal Member of Parliament of North Southwark and Bermondsey 1951 Massive Chinese/North Korean assault on UN-lines 1950 Heather North, born in Pasadena, California, actress, Barefoot Executive 1950 Chinese offensive halts at Chongchon River, North Korea 1950 U.S. troops vacate Pyongyang North Korea 1950 U.N. forces entered Pyongyang, capital of North Korea 1950 Debi Morgan, Dunn, North Carolina, actress, Angie-All My Children, Cry Uncle 1950 U.N. lands at Inchon to drive North Korean troops out of the south 1950 13 North Korean divisions open assault on United Nations lines 1950 1st time U.S. and North Korean forces clash in Korean War 1950 North Koreans troop reach Seoul, United Nations asks members to aid South Korea, Truman orders Air Force and Navy into Korean conflict 1950 Korean conflict begins; North Korea invades South Korea 1950 U.N. member states begin using integrated forces against North Korea 1950 Glyn Ford, born in Gloucester, England, politician, author, Labor Party, member of Gibraltar Socialist Labor Party, Member of European Parliament for South West England, expert on Asia, wrote, 'North Korea on the Brink: Struggle for Survival' 1949 Berlinda Tolbert, Charlotte, North Carolina, actor, Jenny-Jeffersons 1949 Michael Evans, Salisbury, North Carolina, actor, Lionel-All in the Family 1949 WFMY TV channel 2 in Greensboro-High Point, North Carolina (CBS) 1st broadcast 1949 North Atlantic Treaty Council meets for 1st time 1949 NATO, North Atlantic Treaty Organization, goes into effect 1949 Joyce McKinney, born in Avery County, North Carolina, Miss Wyoming, 1972 1949 Senate ratifies North Atlantic Treaty by a vote of 82-13 (NATO) 1949 WBTV TV channel 3 in Charlotte, North Carolina (CBS) begins broadcasting 1949 Wally Bryson, born in North Carolina, rock guitarist and vocalist, Fotomaker, Raspberries 1949 Jan Smithers, born in North Hollywood, California, actress, Bailey-WKRP 1949 Pam Grier, Winston-Salem, North Carolina, actress, Big Bird Cage, Tough Enough 1949 John Shea, born in North Conway, New Hampshire, actor, Honeymoon, New Life, Lois and Clark 1949 Jim Lampley, born in Hendersonville, North Carolina, newscaster, Monday Night Baseball 1949 North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO) treaty signed (Washington D.C.) 1949 North Atlantic Treaty, pact signed by U.S., Britain, France and Canada 1949 Jean Potvin, born in Ottawa, Ontario, hockey player, National Hockey League, played defenseman for the Los Angeles Kings, Minnesota North Stars, Philadelphia Flyers 1949 NATO, North Atlantic Treaty Organization, treaty ratified 1949 Jimmy Lee Thorpe, Roxboro, North Carolina, PGA golfer, 1985 Greater Milwaukee Open 1948 Jack Tatum, Cherryville, North Carolina, NFL defensive back, Raiders 1948 Gordon Clapp, North Conway, New Hampshire, actor, Greg Medavoy-NYPD Blue 1948 Bill Orton, born in North Ogden, Utah, Representative-R-Utah 1983 - 1997 1948 Communist form North China People's Republic 1948 Jordan's Arab League captures Atarot, north of Jerusalem 1948 North Korean proclaims itself People's Democratic Republic of Korea 1948 Kent Conrad, Sen-D North Dakota 1948 Carolyn B. Maloney, born in Greensboro, North Carolina, Representative-D-New York 1993 - 1947 Alfred North Whitehead, English Mathematician 1947 Rod Clements, born in North Shields, England, singer, songwriter, guitarist, worked with Wizz Jones, Peter Hamill, Michael Chapman 1947 Lee Purcell, born in Cherry Point, North Carolina, actor, Big Wednesday, Mr. Majestyk 1947 Jonathan Pryce, North Wales, stage actor, Miss Saigon 1947 -81 degrees F (-63 degrees C), Snag Yukon (North American record) 1946 Jackie McCauley, North Ireland, rock pianist, Them Coleraine 1946 British North Borneo Co transfers rights to British crown 1946 Jim Ramstad, born in Jamestown, North Dakota, Representative-R-Minnesota 1991 - 2009 1946 Donald Schollander, born in Charlotte, North Carolina, swimmer, Olympic-4 gold-64 1946 Al Nichol, born in Winston Salem, North Carolina, rock guitarist and vocalist, Turtles 1946 8th NCAA Men's Basketball Championship: Oklahoma State beats North Carolina 43-40 1946 Timothy Dalton, born in North Wales, actor, James Bond-Living Daylights 1946 Ho Chi Minh elected president of North Vietnam 1945 Donna Fargo, North Carolina, country singer, Happiest Girl in Whole USA 1945 Mel Watt, born in Steele Creek, North Carolina, Representative-D-North Carolina 1993 - 1945 U.S.S.R. establishes a communist government in North Korea 1945 Ron Hendren, born in Pinehurst, North Carolina, TV host, Entertainment Tonight 1945 Michael Martin, born in Glasgow, Scotland, politician, Member of Parliament for Glasgow North East, Speaker of the House of Commons 1945 20.6 cm rainfall at Litchville North Dakota (state record) 1945 Little Eva, born in Belhaven, North Carolina, rock vocalist, Locomotion 1945 James F. Buchli, born in New Rockford, North Dakota, USMC/astr, STS-51C, 61A, 29, 48 1945 Australian troops lands in Brunei Bay North, Borneo 1945 German island of Helgoland in North Sea surrenders to British 1945 Michael J. Smith, born in Beaufort, North Carolina, Commander USN, astronaut, 51L-Challenger disaster 1945 Mairead Corrigan-Maguire, North Irish peace activist, Nobel 1976 1944 Dian Parkinson, Dianna Lynn Batts, Camp LeJune, North Carolina, Miss USA, 1965 1944 Bill Hendon, born in Asheville, North Carolina, Representative-R-North Carolina 1981 - 1983 and 1985 - 1987 1944 German troops blow-up Heusden North Brabant city hall, 134 die 1944 Allied air raid on train in North Netherlands, 32 killed 1944 Collin Peterson, born in Fargo, North Dakota, Representative-D-Minnesota 1991 - 1944 Anti-Germany strikes in North Italy 1944 Kristina Holland, Fayetteville, North Carolina, Tina-Courtship of Eddie's Father 1944 Ronnie Milsap, born in Robbinsville, North Carolina, country singer, Legend in My Time 1944 Army defeats Navy 10-7 in football "Arab Bowl," Oran, North Africa 1943 H van Zanten, guerrilla leader on North Sumatra, executed 1943 Oliver North, American Soldier 1943 Steve Boone, North Carolina, rock vocalist/bassist, Lovin' Spoonful 1943 U.S. amphibians land at Brolo on north coast of Sicily 1943 U.S. amphibians land at St. Agata on North coast of Sicily 1943 U.S. 45th Infantry division occupies north coast of Termini 1943 Germany begins withdrawing U-boats from North Atlantic in anticipation of the Allied invasion of Europe 1943 Premier Churchill and General Marshall fly from U.S. to North Africa 1943 Elizabeth Ray, Marshall, North Carolina, congressman Wayne Hays lover 1943 Axis forces in North Africa surrender 1943 German troops in Tunisia North Africa surrender 1943 Bobby Vee, born in Fargo, North Dakota, Devil or Angel, Night has a Thousand Eyes 1943 U.S. 34th Division occupies Hill 609, North Tunisia 1943 U.S. 34th Division occupies Djebel el Hara North Tunisia 1943 Martin Lancaster, born in North Carolina, Representative-D-North Carolina 1987 - 1995 1943 German assault moves to Beja North Tunisia 1943 8th Army sweeps through North Africa to Tunisia 1943 Ral Donner, Ralph Stuart, Black Mountain, North Carolina, singer, Starfires 1943 Canadian Army troops arrive in North Africa 1942 North Africa: 5th German pantser army forms under Colonel General von Arnim 1942 John M. Spratt, Jr., born in Charlotte, North Carolina, Representative-D-South Carolina 1983 - 1942 Inez Foxx, Greensboro, North Carolina, rocker, Mockingbird, Hi Diddle Diddle 1942 Ray Floyd, Fort Bragg, North Carolina, PGA golfer, Masters 1976 1942 Raymond Loran Floyd, Fort Bragg, North Carolina, PGA golfer, 1986 U.S. Open 1942 Dwight D. Eisenhower named commander for invasion of North Africa 1942 General B. Montgomery becomes commandant British 8th leader in North Africa 1942 Rommel takes Tobruk in North Africa 1942 German troops conquer Tobruk, North Africa 1942 German army defeated at El-Alamein North Africa 1942 British offensive in North Africa under general Ritchie 1942 Byron Dorgan, born in Dickinson, North Dakota, Representative-D-North Dakota 1981 - 1992, Senator-D-North Dakota 1992 - 1942 Kim Il Jong, son of North Korean President Kim Il Sung, 1972-94 1942 Kim Jong Il, North Korean Statesman 1942 Terry Jones, Colwyn Bay North Wales, comedian, Monty Python 1942 Mac Davis, Lubbock, Texas, singer and actor, Mac Davis Show, North Dallas 40 1942 Randy Boone, Fayetteville, North Carolina, actor, Cimarron Strip, Virginian 1942 Charlie Rose, Henderson, North Carolina, newscaster, CBS Night Watch 1942 Rose Bowl played in North Carolina due to Japanese threat, Oregon - 20, Duke - 16 1941 German troops led by Rommel begin retreating in North Africa 1941 North Africa: allied assault up Italians Gazala-posing 1941 British North African commandant General Cunningham lay-offs 1941 1st woman jockey in North America, Anna Lee Wiley in Mexico 1941 Doris Coley, born in Goldsboro, North Carolina, lead singer of The Shirelles, married names are Doris Coley Kenner and Doris Kenner Jackson, inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame 1941 George Clinton, born in Kannapolis, North Carolina, rocker, Parliament-Funkadelic 1941 Hal Daub, born in Fort Bragg, North Carolina, Representative-R-Nebraska 1981 - 1989 1941 British generals O'Connor and Neame captured in North Africa 1941 British general Gambier-Parry caught in North Africa 1941 Blizzard hits North Dakota and Minnesota killing 60 1941 Blizzard in North Dakota kills 151 1941 Bo Svenson, Goteborg Sweden, actor, North Dallas 40, Walking Tall 1940 Nick Nolte, actor, Teachers, 48 Hours, North Dallas 40 1940 North Africa: British counter offensive under general O'Connor 1940 Joe Gibbs, born in Enka, North Carolina, football coach, owner, NASCAR Championship team, Pro Football Hall of Fame, coached Washington Redskins for 12 seasons, producing 8 playoff appearances, 4 NFC Championship titles, 3 Superbowl Titles 1940 Pat Finley, Asheville, North Carolina, actress, Ellen Hartley-Bob Newhart Show 1940 Chris Farlowe, born in North London, England, John Henry Deighton, rocker, singer, soul, rhythm and blues, jazz rock, signed with Columbia and Immediate, once used pseudonym 'Little Joe Cook' 1940 Frederick A Cook, U.S., explorer (North Pole), dies at 75 1940 Dick Armey, born in Cando, North Dakota, Representative-R-Texas 1985 - 2003 1940 British Royal Navy sinks French fleet in North Africa 1940 Billy "Crash" Craddock, born in Greensboro, North Carolina, singer 1939 1st American skimobiles, North Conway, New Hampshire 1939 Clem Cattini, born in Stoke Newton, North London, England, musician, drummer, played with The Tornados in the 1960's, appeared for diverse array of artists, featured on 45 different UK number one singles, considered most beloved early British rock n' roll figure 1939 Charles Rose, born in Fayetteville, North Carolina, Representative-D-North Carolina 1973 - 1997 1939 Walt Bellamy, born in New Bern, North Carolina, NBA center, Knicks, Gold Medal 1960 Olympics 1939 Roberta Flack, North Carolina, vocalist, If Ever I Saw Your Face 1938 Michael Greer, Durham, North Carolina, actor, Bobby Gentry Show 1938 Toby Roth, born in Strasburg, North Dakota, Representative-R-Wisconsin 1979 - 1997 1938 Ben E[arl] King, Nelson, North Carolina, singer, Stand by Me 1938 Shin Geum Dan, born in North Korea, 400m/800m runner, 1962 world record 1938 John Weston, born in England, diplomat, UK Permanent Representative on the North Atlantic Council, 1992 - 1995, British Permanent Representative to the United Nations 1995 - 1998 1938 Martin Olav Sabo, born in Crosby, North Dakota, Representative-D-Minnesota 1979 - 2007 1938 Soviet arctic ice research station North Pole 1 evacuated, Denmark 1937 George Hamilton IV, born in North Carolina, actor, Evel Knievel, Love at 1st Bite 1937 Jim Hunt, born in Wilson, North Carolina, politician, Democratic Party, first and only four-term Governor of North Carolina 1976 - 2001 1937 1st state contraceptive clinic opens (Raleigh North Carolina) 1937 Paul Bailey, born in England, novelist, George Orewell prize-winner, lecturer at North Dakota State University, writer in residence, Kingston University, wrote At The Jerusalem, radio and television plays, and non-fiction books 1937 Collin Wilcox, Highlands, North Carolina, actor, To Kill a Mocking Bird 1936 Charlie Daniels, born in Wilmington, North Carolina, singer, Devil Went Down to Georgia 1936 121 degrees F (49 degrees C), Steele, North Dakota (state record) 1936 -60 degrees F (-51 degrees C), Parshall, North Dakota (state record) 1935 Charles M. Duke, Jr., born in Charlotte, North Carolina, Brigadier General USAF and astronaut, Apollo 16 1935 Frank Yablans, New York City, writer, North Dallas Forty 1934 Stephen L. Neal, born in Winston-Salem, North Carolina, Representative-D-North Carolina 1975 - 1995 1934 Charles Kuralt, born in Wilmington, North Carolina, newscaster, On the Road 1934 Edolphus Towns,born in Chadbourn, North Carolina, Representative-D-New York 1983 - 1933 Linwood C Ivey, North Carolina, Mayor-Garysburg NC 1933 Eileen Fulton, Asheville, North Carolina, actress, Our Private World 1933 37th U.S. Golf Open: Johnny Goodman shoots a 287 at North Shore Ill 1933 Nina Simone, born in Tyron, North Carolina, vocalist/pianist, Porgy 1933 Sheree North, Dawn Bethel, Louisiana, actress, Mary Tyler Moore Show 1932 Clyde McPhatter, born in Durham, North Carolina, rhythm and blues singer, member, Billy Ward & the Dominoes, founded, The Drifters 1932 Arthur L Liman, New York City, trial lawyer, Oliver North 1932 Adrian Mitchell, born in North London, English playwright, poet, children's author, voice for British anti-authoritarian Left 1932 Bradman scores 260, a North American record, vs. Western Ontario 1932 Alex McMillan, born in Charlotte, North Carolina, Representative-R-North Carolina 1985 - 1995 1931 Jim [Purvis] Ferree, Jr., Pine Bluff, North Carolina, PGA golfer, 1958 Vancouver 1931 Howard Coble, born in Greensboro, North Carolina, Representative-R-North Carolina 1985 - 1931 Betty Johnson, born in Guilford County, North Carolina, singer, Jack Paar Show, I Dreamed 1930 James Felton Boyd, Rocky Mount, North Carolina, light HW boxer 1956 Olympics gold 1930 Remains of Solomon Andrees' balloon expedition to North Pole in 1897, found at Kvit oya Spitsbergen 1930 James McEachin, Pennert, North Carolina, actor, Harry-Tenafly 1930 North Sea floodgate at Ijmuiden (biggest in world) officially opens 1930 Kenneth Nelson, born in Rocky Mount, North Carolina, actor, Henry Aldrich-Aldrich Family 1930 Arlan Stangeland, born in Fargo, North Dakota, Representative-R-Minnesota 1977 - 1977 1929 Lowell North, born in Springfield, Massachusetts, yachtsman, Gold Medal 1968 Olympics, Bronze Medal 1964 Olympics 1929 Jack Hogan, Chapel Hill, North Carolina, ator, Combat, Adam 12, Sierra 1929 William Edgar Thornton, born in Faison, North Carolina, MD/astronaut, STS-8, 51-B, sk:49 1929 Ho Dam, North Korean Secretary of State, 1970 - 1983 1928 Herbert H. Bateman, born in Elizabeth City, North Carolina, Representative-R-Virginia 1982 - 2000 1928 Barry Took, born in Muswell Hill, North London, England, comedian, writer, television presenter on BBC program Points of View and BBC Radio 4 program The News Quiz, wrote comedy with Mary Feldman 1928 Umberto Nobile flies airship over North Pole again 1928 Don Gibson, born in Shelby, North Carolina, singer/writer, I can't Stop Loving You, Oh Lonesome Me 1928 George Grizzard, born in North Carolina, actor, Wrong is Right, Bachelor Party, Attica 1928 Gregory Walcott, Wilson, North Carolina, actor, 87th Precinct 1927 Jim Broyhill, born in Lenoir, North Carolina, Representative-R-North Carolina 1963 - 1986, Senator-R-North Carolina 1986 - 1927 Austin J. Murphy, born in North Charleroi, Pennsylvania, Representative-D-Pennsylvania 1977 - 1993 and 1993 - 1995 1927 Charles Orville Whitley, born in Siler City, North Carolina, Representative-D-North Carolina 1977 - 1987 1926 Peggy Cummins, North Wales, actress, Curse of the Demon 1926 Earle Hyman, North Carolina, actor, Russell-Cosby, Coriolanus 1926 Andy Griffith, Mount Airy, North Carolina, actor, Andy Griffith Show, Matlock 1926 Airship Norge is 1st vessel to fly over North Pole 1926 Umberto Nobile flies airship over North Pole 1926 Richard Byrd and Floyd Bennett make 1st flight over North Pole 1926 1st flight over North Pole by Bennett and Byrd 1926 Ian Paisley, North Ireland, clergyman and MP 1926 Tim Valentine, born in Rocky Mount, North Carolina, Representative-D-North Carolina 1983 - 1995 1926 Soupy Sales, Milton Hines, North Carolina, comedian, Soupy Sales Show 1925 Alun Owen, North Wales, writer, Hard Days Night, actor, Servant 1925 Roald Amundsun leaves Spitsbergen with 2 seaplanes to North Pole 1925 Rhodes Boyson, born in Lancashire, England, Sir Rhodes Boyson, politician, Conservative Party, Member of Parliament for Brent North 1925 Marcus Worsley, Lord-Lieutenant of North Yorkshire 1925 Yankees whip Dodgers in exhibition 16-9 but Babe Ruth collapses in North Carolina due to an ulcer 1925 Arthur Berry, born in Smallthorne, Stoke-on-Trent, England, playwright, artist, teacher, poet, studied, then taught at Burslem School of Art, absorbed by Stoke-on-Trent College of Art, which in 1971 became North Staffordshire Polytechnic, where he taught painting until 1985 1924 Max Roach, born in North Carolina, American jazz percussionist, drummer, composer 1924 Earl Scruggs, North Carolina, bluegrass musician, & Flat-Ballad of Jed Clampett 1923 Murray Hamilton, born in Washington, North Carolina, actor, Rich Man Poor Man 1923 Kathryn Grayson, born in North Carolina, vocalist/actress, Anchors Aweigh, Kiss Me Kate 1923 Anne Jeffreys, North Carolina, actress, Dick Tracy, Topper, General Hospital 1922 Ava Gardner, born in Grabtown, North Carolina, actress, On the Beach, Night of the Iguana 1922 Paul Acket, Dutch publisher/organizer, Music Express, North Sea Jazz 1922 Ralph Roberts, Salisbury, North Carolina, actor, Tradition, Gone are the Days 1922 Philip Larkin, born in Coventry, England, writer, North Ship, Jill 1922 Patrick J G McGee, born in North Ireland, actor, Clockwork Orange 1922 WBT-AM in Charlotte North Carolina begins radio transmissions 1922 Harding Lemay, born in North Bangor, New York, headwriter, Another World 1921 Jesse Helms, born in North Carolina, United States Senator from North Carolina 1921 Billy Taylor, born in Greenville, North Carolina, orchestra leader, David Frost Show 1921 Ian Percival, born in England, politician, Conservative Party, Member of Parliament for Southport, served in World War II in North Africa and Burma, earned rank of Major 1921 Alfred Reed, born in New York, New York, composer, wrote over 200 works for orchestra, chorus, concert band, chamber ensemble, wind ensemble, guest conductor, performing in Europe, Asia, Latin America, North America 1920 Vaino Linna, born in Urjala, Finland, author, wrote Finnish books, Under the North Star translated into English by Richard Impola 1920 Douglass North, American Economist 1920 David Brinkley, born in Wilmington, North Carolina, NBC news anchor, Huntley-Brinkley 1920 Saul Bass, born in New York City, New York, graphic designer, filmmaker, created title sequences for 40 years, famous for The Man with the Golden Arm, kinetic typography in North by Northwest, Vertigo 1920 Walter Clegg, born in England, politician, Conservative Party, served as Comptroller of the Household, Vice-Chamberlain of the Household, Member of Parliament for Wyre, Member of Parliament for North Fylde 1920 Robert E Peary, U.S. pole explorer (North Pole, 6/4/1909), dies at 63 1919 Canadian National Railways established (North America's longest, 50,000 KM) 1918 Billy Graham, Charlotte, North Carolina, Baptist evangelist, Crusades 1918 Howard Cosell, born in Winston-Salem, North Carolina, sportscaster, Monday Night Football 1917 Robert Mitchum, born in Bridgeport, Connecticut, actor, Winds of War, North and South 1917 Valerie Hobson, North Ireland, actress, Great Expectations 1916 22.22" (56.4 cm) of rain falls in Altapass North Carolina (state record) 1916 Disastrous fire in Ellendale, North Dakota 1915 Netherlands merchant ship Tubantia torpedoed and sinks in North Sea 1914 British fleet forfeits chance to destroy German fleet in North Sea 1913 Walter B. Jones, born in Farmville, North Carolina, Representative-D-North Carolina 1966 - 1992 1912 Edward Jones, North Ireland lord justice of appeals 1912 Kim II Sung, President of North Korea, 1945-94 1912 Ian Orr-Ewing, born in England, Charles Ian Orr-Ewing, politician, Conservative Party, Member of Parliament for Hendon North, Baronet of Hendon 1911 Sonny Terry, born in North Carolina, blind blues musician, played harmonica, collaborated with Woodie Guthrie, Moses Asch, played with Brownie McGhee, Sonny Terry and His Night, cast in Finian's Rainbow 1911 Le Duc Tho, North Vietnamese representive at Paris peace talk 1911 105 degrees F (41 degrees C) at North Bridgton, Maine (state record) 1911 North Dakota enacts a hail insurance law 1911 Elizabeth Bishop, U.S. poet, North and South, Pulitzer Prize, 1956 1910 Alex North, Chester Penn, composer, Spartacus, Viva Zapata 1910 Highest mountain in North America, Alaska's Mount McKinley climbed 1910 Patsy Kelly, Brooklyn, actress, Rosemary's Baby, North Ave Irregulars 1909 University of Coopenhagen rejects Cook's claim that he was 1st to North Pole 1909 Robert Trout, Wake County, North Carolina, newscaster, ABC 1909 Word received, Admiral Peary discovers North Pole 5 months earlier 1909 North Pole reached by Americans Robert Peary and Matthew Henson 1908 Greer Garson, born in North Ireland, actress, Pride and Prejudice, Chips 1908 Robert Peary's expedition sails from New York City for north pole 1908 Quentin N. Burdick, born in Munich, North Dakota, Senator-D-North Dakota 1960 - 1992 1908 John Scott Trotter, born in Charlotte, North Carolina, orchestra leader, George Gobel Show 1908 Edward R. Murrow, Pole Creek, North Carolina, newscaster, Person to Person 1908 Denmark, Germany, England, France, Netherlands and Sweden sign North Sea accord 1908 Frederick A. Cook claims to reach North Pole, he didn't 1908 Lawrence Welk, born in Strasburg, North Dakota, orchestra leader, Lawrence Welk Show 1906 Kay Kyser, born in Rocky Mount, North Carolina, orchestra leader, Kay Kyser's Kollege 1906 Pigmeat Markham, Durham, North Carolina, comedian, Here Comes da Judge-Laugh In 1904 Jessie Royce Landis, Medbury, Chicago, actress, North by Northwest 1904 Willem De Kooning, born in Rotterdam Netherland, artist, North Atlantic Light 1904 Cary Grant, born in England, actor, 'Arsenic and Old Lace', 'North by Northwest' 1903 John Ringling North, circus director, Ringling Bros 1903 North Carolina becomes 1st state requiring registration of nurses 1901 Jester Hairston, born in North Carolina, actor, Thats My Mama, Rolly-Amen 1899 North Carolina Mutual opens doors for business 1898 Race riot in Wilmington North Carolina (8 blacks killed) 1898 North Carolina Mutual and Provident Insurance Company forms 1897 General Kitchener occupies Berber, North of Khartoum 1897 Solomon Andree leaves Spitsbergen by balloon towards North Pole 1896 Sam Ervin, born in Morganton, North Carolina, Senator-D-North Carolina 1954 - 1974 1895 Sidney Blackmer, born in Salisbury, North Carolina, actor, Ted Roosevelt in 12 movies 1895 North Carolina Legislature, adjourns for day to mark death of Frederick Douglass 1895 SS Elbe sinks after collision in North Sea, 332 killed 1891 Kenneth A. N. Anderson, British general, Dunkerk, North Africa 1891 Alan Bridge, Pennsylvania, actor, North of Arizona, Badmen of the Hills 1889 North Dakota becomes 39th and South Dakota becomes 40th state 1889 North and South Dakota entered the union as the 39th and 40th states 1888 Great blizzard of '88 strikes the North East U.S. 1888 Asa Gray, U.S. botanist (Flora of North America), dies at 77 1886 Eruption of Tarawera volcano destroys famous pink and white calcium carbonate hot-spring terraces (North Island, New Zealand) 1886 Noble Drew Ali, Timothy Drew, North Carolina, prophet, Moorish Science Temple 1884 Tornadoes in Mississippi, Alabama, North Carolina, South Carolina, Tennessee, Kentucky and Indiana kill 800 people 1884 Robert Flaherty, Michigan, father of documentary film, Nanook of North 1883 Buffalo Bill Cody presents 1st wild west show, North Platte, Nebr 1879 North British Railway's train falls as Firth bridge collapses (Scot) 1879 1st artificial ice rink in North America (Madison Square Garden, New York City) 1877 Socialist Labor Party of North America holds 1st national convention 1876 King Willem III opens North Sea Canal (Amsterdam-IJmuiden) 1874 Herman Harrell Horne, Clayton, North Carolina, philosopher, idealism 1874 Social Democratic Workmen's Party of North America formed 1873 Barton King, cricketer, North America's greatest all-rounder 1873 Canada's North West Mounted Police Force (RCMPF) forms 1871 William Holden of North Carolina becomes 1st governor removed by impeachment 1870 Governor Holden of North Carolina declares Casswell County in a state of insurrection 1869 North Carolina legislature passes anti-Klan Law 1868 FL, AL, LA, GA, North Carolina and South Carolina readmitted to US 1868 North Carolina constitutional convention meets in Raleigh 1867 Mary, queen of Great Britain and North Ireland 1867 British North America Act (Canadian constitution) passes 1866 Matthew A. Henson, 1st Black to reach North Pole, Jun 4 1909 1866 President Johnson ends war in Alabama, Arkansas, Florida, Georgia, Mississippi, Louisiana, North Carolina, South Carolina, Tennessee and Virginia 1865 Frederick A. Cook, U.S., explorer, claimed falsely to be at North Pole 1865 1st U.S. train robbery (North Bend Ohio) 1865 Battle of Durham Station, North Carolina (Greensboro) 1865 Confederate General J E Johnston surrenders Army of Tennessee, at Durham North Carolina 1865 Confederate General Johnson surrendered to General Sherman in North Carolina 1865 Battle of Raleigh, North Carolina 1865 General Sherman/Cox' troops reach Goldsboro North Carolina 1865 2nd day of Battle of Bentonville North Carolina 1865 Battle of Averasboro North Carolina (1,500 casualities) 1865 General Sherman's Union forces occupies Fayetteville, North Carolina 1865 Battle of Monroe's Crossroads, North Carolina 1865 Battle of Kingston, North Carolina (Wilcox's ridge, Wise's Forks) 1865 Battles round Kinston North Carolina 1865 Battle of Wilmington, North Carolina (Fort Anderson) occupied by Federals 1865 Union troops force Confederates to abandon Ft. Anderson, North Carolina 1865 Ft. Fisher, North Carolina falls to Union troops 1864 Battle of Kinston North Carolina and Battle of Abingdon, Virginia 1864 Battle of North Anna, Va, 1st of 3 days of fighting 1864 Battle of Plymouth, North Carolina 1863 Alexandra Park opens in North London 1863 Battle of Gettysburg Pennsylvania ends, major victory for North 1863 South defeats North in Battle of Chancellorsville, Virginia 1862 General Lee invades North with 50,000 Confederate troops 1862 North Beach and Mission Railway Company organized in SF 1862 Romney Campaign-Stonewall Jackson moves north from Winchester 1861 Naval Engagement at Wilmington North Carolina - USS Daylight establishes blockade 1861 John Willis Ellis, U.S. governor of North Carolina (1858-61), dies 1861 Alfred North Whitehead, English mathematician/philosopher, Adv of Ideas 1859 "Pomona" sinks in North Atlantic drowning all 400 aboard 1858 Treaty of Algun, China cedes north bank of Amur River to Russia 1856 Robert Edwin Peary, U.S., arctic explorer, North Pole-Apr 6 1909 1853 Completion of Grand Trunk Line, trains begin running over 1st North American railroad between Portland, Maine and Montreal 1852 Olympia Columbian is 1st newspaper published north of Columbia R 1851 1st Young Men's Christian Association in North America (Montreal) 1851 Millie and Christine, North Carolina, siamese twins 1850 John Wisden bowls all 10 South batsmen, North vs. South at Lord's 1847 Frederick Douglass publishes 1st issue of his newspaper "North Star" 1844 Fire destroys U.S. mint at Charlotte, North Carolina 1837 Steamboat "Home" sinks off Okracoke North Carolina killing 100 1837 U.S. Mint opens in Charlotte, North Carolina 1835 Charles Darwin visits copper mines in North Chile 1833 Benjamin Harrison, born in North Bend, Ohio, R, 23rd President, 1889-1893 1831 Admiral James C Ross reaches magnetic North Pole 1825 Dutch North Sea coast floods 1824 Great North Holland Canal opens 1824 Russia abandons all North American claims south of 54 degrees 40' N 1823 Great North Holland Canal (Amsterdam) opens 1817 Hiram R Revels, Fayetteville, North Carolina, 1st black U.S. senator 1814 Battle of North Point fought near Baltimore during War of 1812 1811 Russian settlers establish Ft. Ross trading post, north of SF 1810 Asa Gray, Sauquoit, New York, botanist, Flora of North America 1808 Andrew Johnson, born in Raleigh, North Carolina, Unionist, 17th President, 1865-69 1801 Ralph Abercromby, English army commander (North Holland), dies at 66 1800 James Ross discovers North Magnetic pole 1796 George Back, English sea officer/explorer, North Canada 1795 James Knox Polk, North Carolina, 11th President, D, 1845-1849 1795 1st state university in U.S. opens, University of North Carolina 1793 Jean Pierre Blanchard makes 1st balloon flight in North America 1792 Frederick 7th baron North, English premier (1770-82), dies at 60 1792 Lord North, British Statesman 1789 North Carolina ratifies constitution, becomes 12th U.S. state 1785 David Walker, Wilmington, North Carolina, abolitionist, Appeal to Colored Citizens 1783 J van North launches unmanned balloon 1782 1st U.S. commercial bank, Bank of North America, opens in Philadelphia 1781 Bank of North America, 1st U.S. bank opens 1781 Bank of North America incorporates in Philadelphia 1781 Battle of Guilford Court House, North Carolina (British suffer heavy losses) 1776 Halifax resolution for independence adopted by North Carolina 1775 Citizens of Mecklenburg County, North Carolina declare independence of Britain 1774 Britain gives Quebec, Labrador and territory north of Ohio 1768 Dolley Madison, born in New Garden, North Carolina, wife of the 4th President of the United States, James Madison, First Lady of the United States, 1809 - 1817, acted as First Lady for Thomas Jefferson, portrait appears on United States Mint 1/2 ounce $10 gold coins 1763 George III of Great Britain issues Proclamation of 1763, closing lands in North America north and west of Alleghenies to white settlement 1732 Frederick North, C, British Prime Minister, 1770-82 1732 Lord North, British Statesman 1729 North Carolina becomes a royal colony 1721 Russian/Swedish Peace of Nystad, ends North Sea War 1704 August Gottlieb Spangenberg, founder of Moravian Church in North America 1665 "Ye Bare and Ye Cubb" is 1st play, performed in North America (Acomac, Va) 1653 Battle at North Foreland: English fleet beats Dutch 1641 Dudley North, financier/economist 1634 Beach Island in North sea destroyed by a heavy storm flood 1586 English colonists sailed from Roanoke Island, North Carolina 1583 Gilbert claims Newfoundland (1st English colony in North America) 1560 Christian fleet under Gian Andrea lands at Djerba, North Africa 1510 Georges d'Amboise, French cardinal/viceroy in North Italy, dies at 49 1282 Llywelyn ab Gruffydd, monarch of North Wales (1246-77), dies 1262 Flemish/Dutch coast ravaged by north western storm 1158 Emperor Frederik I Barbarossa declares himself ruler of North Italy 711 Berbers under Tarik-ibn Ziyad occupies North Spain |
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