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 Mt Ruapehu Volcano (North Island, NZ) 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 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 fed 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 Lt Col 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 Mich
1985 -34 degrees F (-37 degrees C), Mt 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
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 NZ, 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 US 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, NZ, kayaker 1996 Olympics
1971 North Vietnam demands U.S. end aid to South Vietnam
1971 Sterling Hitchcock, Fayetteville, North Carolina, pitcher, New York Yanks, 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, gymnist, 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 [Vo] Velyvis, 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 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 mgr 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
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 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 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 Mt 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, Charlotte, North Carolina, Mjr 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, North Easton Massachusetts, hockey goalie, oly-gold-1980
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 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 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 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 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
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 Jay North, born in North Hollywood, California, actor, Dennis the Menace, Maya
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, Cmdr USN/astronaut, STS 78
1951 William Surles "Bill" McArthur, Jr., North Carolina, astro, STS 58, 74, sk: 92
1951 1st North Pole flight in single engine plane-CF Blair
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
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 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 NH, actor, Greg Medavoy-NYPD Blue
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
1947 Alfred North Whitehead, English Mathematician
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 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 U.S.S.R. establishes a communist government in North Korea
1945 Ron Hendren, born in Pinehurst, North Carolina, TV host, Entertainment Tonight
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 German island of Helgoland in North Sea surrenders to British
1945 Michael J. Smith, born in Beaufort, North Carolina, Cmdr USN, astr, 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 German troops blow-up Heusden North Brabant city hall, 134 die
1944 Allied air raid on train in North Netherlands, 32 killed
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 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 col-gen von Arnim
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 Gen 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 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 George Clinton, born in Kannapolis, North Carolina, rocker, Parliament-Funkadelic
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 Pat Finley, Asheville, North Carolina, actress, Ellen Hartley-Bob Newhart Show
1940 Frederick A Cook, U.S., explorer (North Pole), dies at 75
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, NH)
1939 Walter Bellamy, New Bern, North Carolina, NBA center, Knicks/Olympic-gold-1960
1939 Roberta Flack, North Carolina, vocalist, If Ever I Saw Your Face
1938 Michael Greer, Durham, North Carolina, actor, Bobby Gentry Show
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 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 1st state contraceptive clinic opens (Raleigh North Carolina)
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., Charlotte, North Carolina, Brig Gen USAF/astronaut, Apol 16
1935 Frank Yablans, New York City, writer, North Dallas Forty
1934 Charles Kuralt, born in Wilmington, North Carolina, newscaster, On the Road
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 L McPhatter, Durham, North Carolina, singer, Drifters-Treasure My Love
1932 Arthur L Liman, New York City, trial lawyer, Oliver North
1932 Bradman scores 260, a North American record, vs. Western Ontario
1931 Jim [Purvis] Ferree, Jr., Pine Bluff, North Carolina, PGA golfer, 1958 Vancouver
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
1929 Lowell North, Springfield Massachusetts, yachtsman, Olympic-Gold-1968
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, 1970-83
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
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 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 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
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 Billy Taylor, born in Greenville, North Carolina, orch leader, David Frost Show
1920 David Brinkley, born in Wilmington, North Carolina, NBC news anchor, Huntley-Brinkley
1920 Robert E Peary, U.S. pole explorer (North Pole, 6/4/1909), dies at 63
1920 Douglass North, American Economist
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
1912 Edward Jones, North Ireland lord justice of appeals
1912 Kim II Sung, President of North Korea, 1945-94
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 Mt 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, Adm 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 John Scott Trotter, born in Charlotte, North Carolina, orch 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, orch 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
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 Gov 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/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 Gen J E Johnston surrenders Army of Tennessee, at Durham North Carolina
1865 Confederate Gen Johnson surrendered to Gen 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 Gen 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 Gen 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, Engl 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
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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