2015 Event U.S. President Barack Obama restores the Native American name of Alaska's Mount McKinley, the tallest North American peak; the mountain will revert to its former name of Denali 2015 Event Officials from North Korea and South Korea meet to discuss issues that have led to recent hostile incidents along the border; South Korea is currently conducting military exercises with the United States, which North Korea claims is a threat 2015 Event North Korea reverts its time zone to that used prior to Japanese colonialization in 1910 in order to commemorate 70 years of liberation from the �wicked Japanese imperialists� 2015 Event Italian authorities arrested the captain and a crewman of a vessel that shipwrecked in the Mediterranean, drowning at least 800 people; the passengers were migrating from North Africa to Europe 2015 Event A shipwreck that may have drowned up to 900 North African migrants traveling to Europe has prompted the European Union to meet in order to develop a plan to fund and organize rescues while reducing human trafficking incidents 2015 Event U.S. President Barack Obama targets three organizations and ten officials in new financial sanctions issued against North Korea in response to the recent hacking attack on Sony Pictures 2014 Event Sony Pictures releases its comedy 'The Interview' today in over 300 theaters and through online channels; the film depicts an attempted assassination of North Korean leader Kim Jong-Un and was initially canceled due to threats and hacking attacks 2014 Event Sony Pictures will release its controversial comedy, 'The Interview', about an attempted assassination of North Korean leader Kim Jong-Un; the film was canceled after hacking attacks and threats, but Sony now seeks a wide audience for the movie 2014 Event Sony Pictures cancels release of its movie "The Interview" after hacking attacks and threats thought to be ordered by the North Korean government; the movie is reportedly a comedy depicting an attempted assassination of North Korean leader Kim Jong-Un 2014 Event Somalia and North Korea tie for the most corrupt country in the world according to this year's ranking on the Transparency International Corruption Perceptions Index 2014 Event North Korea threatens nuclear tests, and activity has been detected at one of the nation's nuclear facilities; the threat was made after the U.N. recommended trying North Korean officials in the International Criminal Court for human rights crimes 2014 Event North Korea releases Americans Matthew Todd Miller and Kenneth Bae; Bae was imprisoned for two years after arrest for missionary actions, while Miller was detained in April for 'hostile acts' after tearing up his visa and requesting asylum 2014 Event Jeffrey Fowle, one of three Americans held in North Korea for crimes against the state, has been released; Fowle was accused of leaving a Bible in a club for mariners 2014 Event North Korean leader Kim Jong Un did not attend festivities for today's North Korean Workers' Party holiday; Kim has not made any public appearances since early September, raising questions regarding his whereabouts and his health 2014 Event Category 3-strength Hurricane Odile makes landfall near Cabo San Lucas, Mexico, destroying property and leaving many residents without electricity or potable water; the storm is expected to weaken to a tropical storm overnight as it continues north 2014 Event 24-year-old Matthew Miller, one of three Americans currently held in North Korea, has been convicted of unlawful entry into the country for the purpose of spying; he has been sentenced to six years of hard labor 2014 Event North Carolina is hit by Category 2 Hurricane Arthur, causing some flooding and the risk of storm surges 2014 Event Two Americans, Jeffrey Edward Fowle and Matthew Todd Miller, are to be charged in North Korea with unspecified crimes; Fowle is accused of leaving a Bible in his hotel room, and Miller allegedly asked for asylum after destroying his visa 2014 Event Reality star Kim Kardashian and rapper Kanye West are married in Florence, Italy, about 7 months after the birth of their daughter, North West; the celebrities have been together since early 2012 2014 Event A total lunar eclipse takes place tonight; the eclipse will be visible in North and South America, New Zealand, Australia and nearby regions; the next total lunar eclipse will take place on October 8, 2014 2014 Event Kim Jong Un is re-elected as leader of North Korea with 100% of the vote; the election was the first since the death of his father, Kim Jong Il, in 2011 2014 Event The U.S. Congress will as for $4.5 billion for additional missile defense spending over the next five years; the funds would partially pay for new radar in Alaska, indicating safety concerns regarding missiles from Iran and North Korea 2014 Event Record-low temperatures are expected in the U.S. due to a 'polar vortex'; forecasters anticipate this tunnel of cold air funneling all the way from the North Pole to the U.S. could bring temperatures as low as 15 degrees in Chicago and 25 below zero in Fargo, North Dakota 2013 Event Syria, Iran and North Korea are condemned for human rights violations by the United Nations 2013 Event Tsakhiagiin Elbegdorj, President of Mongolia, becomes the first head of state to visit with Kim Jong-un in North Korea since he became Supreme Leader 2013 Event Indonesia's Mount Sinabung explodes, causing nearly 6,000 people in the country's North Sumatra province to flee 2013 Event North and South Korea agree to reopen the jointly-operated Kaesong Industrial Region 2013 Event Britain, France and Germany close embassies in Yemen; Canada closes its embassy in Bangladesh; the U.S. closes 22 embassies in the Middle East and North America due to intelligence of an impending Al-Qaeda attack 2013 Event A boat carrying asylum seekers capsizes north of Christmas Island; Australian authorities rescue 88 people and 9 are feared dead 2013 Event North Korea restores the Red Cross link used for government-to-government communications with South Korea 2013 Event No casualties are reported after a U.S. military Sikorsky CH-53 Sea Stallion helicopter crashes near the South Korean border with North Korea 2013 Event Authorities from North Korea, advise authorities to leave South Korea soon, anticipating a possible conflict 2013 Event Days after a new U.S.-South Korea military pact, North Korea issues new threats to strike targets in Hawaii, Guam, South Korea and the U.S. mainland 2013 Event The U.S. military used B-52 bombers in joint military drills with South Korea; in response, North Korea threatens to attack America's military bases in Japan 2013 Event As part of its effort to protect America from an attack by North Korea, the U.S. invests $1 billion in ground-based missile interceptors on the West Coast 2013 Event In retaliation for recently approved U.N. sanctions, generals in North Korea claim they are aiming their long range missiles at the U.S. mainland 2013 Event In North Carolina, a neuroscientist at Duke University announces he has successfully connected the brains of two rats in such a way that they share information 2013 Event During a U.N. conference on disarmament, North Korea threatens to destroy South Korea 2013 Event For the first time since launching Google Maps, Google extends its data coverage of North Korea, filling in previously blank areas on most of the country with detailed maps that identify landmarks 2012 Event The launch of a space satellite into space by North Korea is disputed by South Korean defense ministry, who claim it was a disguised test of a 10,000 km range missile 2012 Event Ceremonies commemorating the death of North Korean leader Kim Jong-Il were held outside the Kumsusan Palace of the Sun mausoleum in Pyongyang; the nation observed three-minutes of silence to honor him 2012 Event The U.N. condemns North Korea for launching a long-range Unha rocket; North Korea claims its purpose is to put its first satellite into space, but critics say the launch is a disguised ballistic missile test 2012 Event New findings from MESSENGER, NASA's space probe, indicate almost definitively, that the north pole of Mercury, the closest planet to the Sun, has water ice buried beneath the surface 2012 Event For the second time in four months, New Zealand's Mount Tongariro volano erupts; the volcano is located on the country's North Island 2012 Event At the National Convention in Charlotte, North Carolina, the U.S. Democratic Party vote three separate times in order to approve putting the terms, 'God', 'Jerusalem', and 'Israel' back into the platform 2012 Event The uncle of North Korean leader Kim Jong-un, Jang Song-thank, meets Hu Jintao, the President of China 2012 Event U.S. pastor Billy Graham is hospitalized for several days at Mission Hospital in Asheville, North Carolina due to bronchitis; he recently suffered pneumonia in November, 2011 2012 Event After a century of silence, Mount Tongariro in New Zealand erupts, spreading volcanic ash across the country's central North Island and affecting airports 2012 Event After last months extensive flooding, North Korea asks the United Nations for food aid 2012 Event King Jong-un, son of King Jong-il, is announced the official Supreme Leader of North Korea; he also now holds the rank of Marshal in the Korean People's Army 2012 Event People in East Asia, the North Pacific and the Western United States have the opportunity today to view a rare annular solar eclipse 2012 Event More than 1,000 birds, mostly pelicans and hundreds of dolphins die off the coast in the north of Paru, under unexplained circumstances 2012 Event The trial over illegal use of campaign funds by U.S. Presidential candidate John Edwards begins in North Carolina 2012 Event The North Korean Workers party names Kin Jong Un First Secretary, with his father, Kim Jong IL delcared as the party's 'eternal' General Secretary 2012 Event U.S. President Barack Obama begins a three-day visit to South Korea, as tensions rise over North Korea's proposed missile tests 2012 Event In a gesture to honor North Korean founder Kim II-Sung's birthday in April, North Korea plans to launch a new satellite that reportedly will be used to study crops and natural resources 2012 Event A new statue of Kim Jong-il, North Korea's late leader is unveiled in the capital of Pyongyang 2011 Event In North Korea, Kim Jong-un is given the tile of Supreme Commander of North Korea's armed forces 2011 Event North Korea states is will accept all South Korean delegations who wish to pay their respects to the late leader Kim Jong-il 2011 Event North Korea's Supreme Leader, Kim Jong-il, dies; Kim Jong-un is announced as his father's successor 2011 Event The cargo ship MV Swanland sinks off of north wales due to gale force weather, with two of eight crew members are rescued 2011 Event The Northern Lights become visible over much of North America due to a coronal mass ejection 2011 Event The U.S. is granted permission by North Korea to search for remains of American soliders killed during the Korean War 2011 Event Hurricane Irene lands in North Carolina, near Cape Lookout 2011 Event Snow on New Zealand's North and South Islands disrupts power supplies, causes road closures and closure of the Wellington International Airport 2011 Event In efforts to avoid food shortages and political oppression, South Korea begins work on a new facility to house North Korean refugees 2011 Event South Korea states it plans to build a new resettlement center for North Korean refugees 2011 Event Former North Carolina Senator and U.S. Presidential Candidate John Edwards is indicted on charges of conspiracy and violating campaign finance laws 2011 Event The Mid-April 2011 Southern United States tornado outbreak results in over 30 deaths; North Carolina is the state worst affected 2011 Event North Korea attests it has detained Jun Young Su, a U.S. citizen; they plan to charge him with 'committing a crime' against their country 2011 Event North Korea raises concerns regarding nuclear testing; reports show they have dug tunnels at a nuclear test site located in Punggye-ri, North Hamgyong Province 2011 Event North Korea places requests with its worldwide embassies to appeal for aid to feed its population 2011 Event The North American winter storm continues across the Southeastern United States and the Tennessee Valley 2011 Event North and South Korean officials meet for working-level military talks, the first Korean dialogue in eight months 2011 Event The North American winter storm causes persistent cold temperatures in Mexico and power outages in the U.S. 2011 Event In a referendum based on official figures, nearly 99% of South Sudanese voted for independence from the north 2011 Event China announces it may station troops in North Korea to protect its citizens and investment projects 2011 Event North Korea plans to host its first ever golf tournament on a course frequented by leader Kim Jong-il 2010 Event The fourth named cyclone of the 2010 North Indian Ocean cyclone season, Cyclonic Storm Giri, lands in western Burma with winds of 144mph 2010 Event Kim Jong-nam, eldest son of Kim Jong-il, states his opposition to North Korea's succession plan to transfer power to his younger brother, Kim Jong-un 2010 Event In North Waziristan, Pakistan, 11 suspected militants are killed by a U.S. drone attack 2010 Event For the first time in two years, South Korea and North Korea reach an agreement to hold working-level military talks 2010 Event Hurricane Earl shifts toward the east coast of the U.S., placing most of North Carolina's coast on hurricane watch 2010 Event Acting as a private citizen, former President Jimmy Carter travels to North Korea to negotiate the release of Aijalon Gomes, a U.S. citizen 2010 Event South Korea states that North Korea fired over 100 rounds of artillery into the Sea of Japan, signaling tension along the Korean Peninsula 2010 Event The U.S. threatens to impose sanctions on North Korea, continuing its attempt to halt perceived nuclear weapons ambitions 2010 Event South Korea develops a long-range cruise missile reportedly capable of striking North Korea, Japan, Russia and China 2010 Death Robert Byrd, born in North Wilkesboro, North Carolina, Senator 1959 - 2010, longest serving member of the U.S. Senate, dies at age 92 2010 Event After South Korea's ROKS Cheonan ship is sunk by North Korea, South Korea cuts off trade with North Korea and announces North Korean ships will no longer be allowed to use South Korean waters 2009 Event 20 people are killed in a fire at a nightclub in the North Sumatra capital of Medan, Indonesia 2009 Event For the first time in 17 years, North Korea raises the value of its currency 2009 Event North Korea claims it has entered the final phase of uranium enrichment, tells the United Nations it is open to dialogue 2009 Event North Korea announces a successful nuclear test in North Hamgyong, the U.N. Security Council condems the test 2009 Event Peace talks witht he Tuareg rebel groups in north Niger are held by the President of Niger, Tandja Mamadou 2008 Death Jesse Helms, dies in North Carolina, at 86 2007 Death Ruth Graham, dies in North Carolina, of illness, at 87 2006 Event North Korea conducts first atomic weapons test 2005 Event NCAA Men's Basketball Championship: North Carolina defeats Illinois 75-70 2005 Event North Korea announces that it has nuclear weapons 2004 Event Train fire and explosion in Ryongchon, North Korea kills at least 160 and levels several buildings 2003 Event After an Ohio FirstEnergy power plants shut down unexpectedly, a power outtage occurs for over ten hours all over northeastern North America 2002 Event Earthquake kills at least 1,000 100 miles north of Kabul, Afghanistan 2002 Event Earthquake kills at least 150 100 miles north of Kabul, Afghanistan 2002 Event In his State of the Union address, President George W. Bush likens Iraq, Iran and North Korea to an 'axis of evil' 1999 Event Next transit of Mercury visible in North America 1998 Death Terry Sanford, poltician, senator from North Carolina, dies at 80 1998 Event 48th NHL All-Star Game: North America beats World 8-7 at Vancouver 1997 Event For only 2nd time Stanley Cup leaves North America (heads to Russia) 1997 Event 1st all female (20 British women) team reaches North Pole 1997 Event 14 North Koreans defect to South Korea 1997 Event Howard Stern Radio Show premieres in Charlotte North Carolina on WXRC 95.7 FM 1997 Event Howard Stern Radio Show premieres in Fayetteville, North Carolina on WRCQ 103.5 FM 1995 Event Carquest Bowl 6: North Carolina beats Arkansas, 20-10 1995 Event Mount Ruapehu Volcano, North Island, New Zealand erupts 1995 Event North and Western Colorado begins using new area code 970 1995 Event -26 degrees F (-32.2 degrees C) in Bismarck, North Dakota 1994 Death Kim II Sung, President of North Korea (1945-94), dies at 82 1994 Death Ferdinand J Kranenburg, director of queen (North Holland), dies at 83 1994 Event Yak-40 accident in north of Peru, 8 killed 1994 Event North Korea signs pact to end their nuclear projects 1994 Event North Yemenite troops occupy Aden 1994 Death 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 Event U.S. Air DC-9 crash in North Carolina, 37 killed 1994 Death David Lawson, executed in North Carolina (wanted execution shown on Donahue) 1994 Event 7.8 earthquake strikes North Bolivia 1994 Event Chinook helicopter crashes in North Scotland, 29 killed 1994 Event Great comet-iceball seen above North sea 1994 Event Borge Ousland reaches North pole 1994 Event 13th NCAA Women Basketball Championship: North Carolina beats Louisiana Tech 60-59 1994 Event F-16 collides with C-130 Hercules above AFB in North Carolina, 120 die 1994 Event North American Free Trade Agreement (NAFTA) goes into effect 1993 Death Danny Blanchflower, North Ireland soccer/union coach, dies at 67 1993 Death Henry Ringling North, circus owner (Ringling Bros Circus), dies at 83 1993 Death Jim Valvano, basketball coach (North Carolina State), dies of cancer at 47 1993 Event 55th NCAA Men's Basketball Championship: North Carolina beats Michigan 77-71 1993 Death Barend P Tammeling, journalist (Trouw, Peek on the North), dies at 58 1992 Event Galileo spacecraft passes North Pole of Moon (Peary Crater) 1992 Death Paul Acket, organizer (Music Express, North Sea Jazz Festival), dies 1992 Event Opening Main-Donau canal (North Sea-Black Sea) 1991 Event U.N. admits Estonia, Latvia, Lithuiania, North and South Korea, Marshall Islands and Micronesia 1991 Death Alex North, music composer (Spartacus), dies at 80 of cancer 1991 Event Hurricane Bob hits North Carolina with 115 MPH wind 1991 Event Stanley Cup: Pittsburgh Penguins beat Minnesota North Star, 4 games to 2 1991 Event Chicago Blackhawks becomes 1st NHL regular season champion in 20 years to lose in 1st round of the playoffs (To Minnesota North Stars) 1991 Event North Carolina State Chris Corchiani becomes 1st NCAAer to get 1,000 assists 1991 Event North Carolina is 1st NCAA basketball team to win 1,500 games 1991 Event North and South Korea form a joint team for table tennis competition 1991 Event NBA All Star Game at Charlotte North Carolina 1991 Event Dean Smith of North Carolina is 6th to win 700 career coaching basketball games 1990 Death Le Duc Tho, North Vietnamese negotiator in Paris (1975), dies at 78 1990 Event North and South Yemen merge to form Republic of Yemen 1989 Event Then largest lottery in North America ($69M) drawn in Illinois 1989 Event In the Iran-Contra trial, Oliver North's case goes to the jury 1989 Event Partial eclipse of the Sun in Hawaii, North West North America, Greenland 1989 Event Egypt, Iraq, Jordan and North Yemen form common market 1988 Event North subpoenas Reagan and Bush as defense witnesses for upcoming trial 1988 Event North Carolina federal grand jury indict PTL founder Jim Bakker on fraud and conspiracy 1988 Event Charlotte Colisieum in Charlotte North Carolina opens 1988 Event North Sea oil platform Piper Alpha explodes, 166 die 1988 Event Federal grand jury indicts North and Poindexter in Iran-Contra affair 1987 Event IRA-bomb attack in Enniskillen North Ireland, 11 killed 1987 Event Lieutenant Colonel Oliver North concludes 6 days of Congressional testimony 1987 Event Oliver North admits to shredding Iran-Contra evidence 1987 Event Oliver North began public testimony at Iran-Contra hearing 1987 Event Oliver North's secretary Fawn Hall tesifies at Iran-Contra hearing 1987 Event North American Philips Company unveils compact disc video 1987 Event NBA announces expansion to Charlotte North Carolina and Miami Florida in 1988 and Minneapolis Minnesota and Orlando Florida in 1989 1987 Event Federal judge dismisses lawsuits sought by Oliver North 1986 Event Oliver North's sect, Fawn Hill, smuggles documents out of his office 1986 Death Kate Smith, singer (God Bless America), dies in Raleigh North Carolina at 78 1986 Event Kathy Ormsby, a 21-year-old member of North Carolina State track team jumps off a bridge permanently paralyzing herself 1986 Event Will Stegers expedition reaches North Pole 1986 Event Ghorbanifar 1st suggests diversion of cash to contras, says North 1985 Event 85th U.S. Golf Open: Andy North shoots a 279 at Oakland Hills CC Michigan 1985 Event -34 degrees F (-37 degrees C), Mount Mitchell, North Carolina (state record) 1983 Event 110 degrees F (43 degrees C) at Fayetteville, North Carolina (state record) 1983 Event 45th NCAA Men's Basketball Championship: North Carolina State beats Houston 54-52 1982 Event Bomb attack on Londonderry, North Ireland disco, 17 killed 1982 Event New York Islanders and Minnesota North Stars play to an 8-8 tie 1982 Event 30th time Islanders shut-out-2-0 vs North Stars 1982 Event Canada Constitution Act replaces British North America Act 1982 Event 44th NCAA Men's Basketball Championship: North Carolina beats Georgetown 63-62 1982 Event 75% of North America is covered by snow 1981 Event Oliver North is assigned to White House duty 1981 Event Stanley Cup: New York Islanders beat Minnesota North Stars, 4 games to 1 1981 Event 43rd NCAA Men's Basketball Champ: Indiana beats North Carolina 63-50 1981 Event Military jury in North Carolina convicts Robert Garwood of collaborating with enemy 1981 Birthday 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 Event Islander's Mike Bossy scores 4 goals against North Stars 1980 Event Continuous traffic jam extends 176 km north of Lyons, France 1980 Death Barbara Britton, actress (Pamela-Mr and Mrs. North), dies at 59 1979 Death Elizabeth Bishop, poet (North and South, Pulitzer 1956), dies at 68 1979 Birthday Alizah Allen, born in New York City, New York, figure skater, 1997 North Atlantic Sr champ 1979 Birthday Ali Burr, Miss North Carolina Teen USA 1997 1979 Event War between North and South Yemen begins 1979 Birthday Julie Nagle, Miss North Dakota Teen USA 1997 1978 Birthday Clay Aiken, born in Raleigh, North Carolina, singer, appeared on 'American Idol' television show, debut album, 'Measure of a Man' went multi-platinum 1978 Event 78th U.S. Golf Open: Andy North shoots a 285 at Cherry Hill CC in Denver 1978 Event Naomi Uemura became 1st to reach North Pole overland alone 1977 Birthday Tammy Leigh Ashton, Miss North Carolina Teen USA 1996 1977 Birthday Katrina Bergstrom, Miss North Dakota Teen USA 1996 1977 Event N.Y. Cosmos defeat Seattle Sounders, 2-1, at Civic Stadium in Portland, Oregon, winning their 2nd North American Soccer League championship 1977 Event Russian nuclear sub "Artika" is 1st to North Pole 1977 Event North Korea shoots down U.S. helicopter, killing 3 1977 Event 39th NCAA Men's Basketball Championship: Marquette beats North Carolina 67-59 1977 Event U.S. restricts citizens from visiting Cuba, Vietnam, North Korea and Cambodia 1976 Event Formal reunification of North and South Vietnam 1976 Event 1st commercial SST flight to North America (Concorde to Washington D.C.) 1975 Birthday Lauren E Roman, Wilmington, North Carolina, actress, Laura Kirk-All My Children 1975 Birthday Juliette Spier, Miss North Dakota USA 1996 1975 Event U.S. vetoes proposed admission of North and South Vietnam to U.N. 1975 Event 1st oil pumped from North Sea oilfield 1975 Event Oldest animal fossils in U.S. discovered in North Carolina 1975 Birthday Jennifer Michelle Roberts, Greensboro, North Carolina, Miss America-North Carolina 1997 1975 Birthday Lee Maxwell Francis Vertongen, Palmerston North New Zealand, cyclist 1996 Olympics 1974 Birthday Lisa Bamford, born in Raleigh, North Carolina, Miss America-North Carolina 1996 1974 Event Yemen Arab Republic, North Yemen, suspends constitution 1974 Event A's Reggie Jackson and Bill North engage in clubhouse fight at Detroit 1974 Event 36th NCAA Mens Basketball Championship: North Carolina State beats Marquette 76-64 1974 Event "Monitor" (U.S. Civil War Ship) restored at Cape Hatteras North Carolina 1973 Birthday Eddie Pope, Greensboro, North Carolina, soccer defender, 1996 Olympics gold 1973 Birthday Jason Dawe, North York, NHL left wing for the Buffalo Sabres 1973 Birthday Paige Gordon, born in North Vancouver BC, diver, Olympics-16-92, 96 1973 Event France recognizes North Vietnam 1973 Event Netherlands recognizes North Vietnam 1973 Birthday Damon Allen, born in Winston-Salem, North Carolina, figure skater, 1997 Midwestern champ 1973 Event 1st U.S. POWs in North Vietnam released; 116 of 456 flown to Philippine 1973 Event William Rogers and Nguyen Duy Trinh sign U.S. - North Vietnam treaty 1973 Event US, North and South Vietnam and Vietcong sign boundary accord 1973 Event President Nixon suspends all U.S. offensive action in North Vietnam 1973 Event Secret peace talks between U.S. and North Vietnam resumed near Paris 1973 Event British Darts Organisation founded in North London 1972 Event Nixon halts bombing of North Vietnam and announces peace talks 1972 Birthday Jessica Lee McMinn, Miss North Carolina USA 1996 1972 Event Kim Il-song, becomes president of North Korea 1972 Event New North Korean constitution comes into effect 1972 Event U.S. begins its heaviest bombing of North Vietnam 1972 Birthday Randolph Ross, Shelby, North Carolina, 110m hurdler 1972 Event Mariner 9 takes pictures of Martian north pole 1972 Birthday Kyoko Ina, Tokyo, Japan, figure skater, 1993 North Atlantic Sr champ 1972 Event U.S. bombs Haiphong North Vietnam 1972 Birthday Elizabeth Vassey, born in Raleigh, North Carolina, actress, Emily Martin-All My Children 1972 Birthday Leigh Andrew-Pearso, North Vancouver BC Canada, 470 yachter 1996 Olympics 1972 Event North Vietnamese troops occupy Quang Tri Activities Committee 1972 Event North Vietnamese troops enter South Vietnam 1972 Death Jessie Royce Landis, actress (North by Northwest), dies at 67 1972 Event Assam's North East Frontier Agency becomes Arunachal Pradesh terr 1971 Birthday Ray Durham, Charlotte, North Carolina, infielder, Chicago White Sox 1971 Event Switzerland recognizes North Vietnam 1971 Birthday James Baldwin, Jr., born in Southern Pines, North Carolina, pitcher, Chicago White Sox 1971 Birthday Owen Lance Bill Hughes, born in Palmerston North, New Zealand, kayaker 1996 Olympics 1971 Event North Vietnam demands U.S. end aid to South Vietnam 1971 Birthday Sterling Hitchcock, Fayetteville, North Carolina, pitcher, New York Yankees, Sea Mariners 1971 Event Fran Phipps is 1st woman to reach North Pole 1971 Birthday Chad Fonville, born in Jacksonville, North Carolina, infielder for the Los Angeles Dodgers 1970 Event Yemen Arab Republic (North Yemen) adopts constitution 1970 Birthday Elizabeth Patricia Reilly, North Providence, Rhode Island, Miss America-RI 1996 1970 Event North American Soccer League awards New York and Toronto franchises 1970 Birthday Corey Schwab, North Battleford Canada, NHL goalie for the New Jersey Devils 1970 Birthday Quinton McCracken, born in Wilmington, North Carolina, outfielder for the Colorado Rockies 1970 Event Chartered Dan-Air Comet crashes into mountains north of Barcelona, Spain killing 112 vacationing Britons 1969 Birthday Iain Sydie, North York Ontario, badminton player 1996 Olympics 1969 Event Madison Square Garden TV Network begins (Rangers vs. North Stars) 1969 Event Ton Duc Thang elected president of North Vietnam 1969 Death Ho Chi Minh, Nguyen Ta't-Tanh, North Vietnamese president, dies at 79 1969 Event North Korea shoots at U.S. airplane above Japanese sea 1969 Birthday David Morland, born in North Bay, Ontario, golfer, 1992 Trafalgar Rookie of Year 1969 Event Barbara Jo Rubin becomes 1st woman jockey to win in North America 1969 Event Sweden (1st Western country) recognizes North Vietnam 1969 Birthday Alvin Morman, born in Rockingham, North Carolina, pitcher for the Houston Astros 1968 Event 82 members of U.S. intelligence ship 'Pueblo' released by North Korea 1968 Event North Korea releases Pueblo crew 1968 Birthday Steven Penn, Brevard, North Carolina, team handball center back 1996 Olympics 1968 Birthday Mel Stewart, North Carolina, 200m butterfly swimmer, Olympics gold 92 1968 Event WRDU (now WPTF) TV chan 28 in Raleigh-Durham, North Carolina (NBC) 1st broadcast 1968 Event President Johnson orders a halt to all bombing of North Vietnam 1968 Birthday Scarlet Annette Morgan, Pfafftown, North Carolina, Miss NC-America-1991 1968 Birthday Annette DeLuca, North Bergen, New Jersey, LPGA golfer 1968 Event Vietnam peace talks began in Paris between the U.S. and North Vietnam 1968 Birthday Don Smith, born in North Tonawanda, New York, rower 1996 Olympics 1968 Event North Vietnam agrees to meet U.S. reps to set up preliminary peace talks 1968 Birthday Dennis Postlewait, born in Jacksonville, North Carolina, Nike golfer, 1994 Wichita Open 1968 Event 30th NCAA Men's Basketball Championship: UCLA beats North Carolina 78-55 1968 Event WHKY TV channel 14 in Hickory, North Carolina (IND) begins broadcasting 1968 Event Dutch 2nd Chamber condemns U.S. bombing of North Vietnam 1968 Event Minn North Stars center Bill Masterton fatally injured (dies on 15th) 1967 Birthday Diane O'Grady, North Bay Ontario, rower 1996 Olympics 1967 Birthday Charles Ogletree, Greenville, North Carolina, tornado yachter, Olympics-8th-1996 1967 Event WUNE TV channel 17 in Linville, North Carolina (PBS) begins broadcasting 1967 Event WUNF TV channel 33 in Asheville, North Carolina (PBS) begins broadcasting 1967 Event WUNG TV channel 58 in Concord, North Carolina (PBS) begins broadcasting 1967 Event Dutch 2nd Chamber demands U.S. stop bombing North Vietnam 1967 Event Race riots in Durham, North Carolina 1967 Event WRET TV channel 36 in Charlotte, North Carolina (NBC/CBS) begins broadcasting 1967 Event University of Michigan holds 1st "Teach-in" after bombing of North Vietnam 1966 Birthday Andy Tomberlin, Monroe, North Carolina, outfielder for the New York Mets 1966 Event 175 U.S. airplanes bomb North Vietnam 1966 Event KPNE TV channel 9 in North Platte, NB (PBS) begins broadcasting 1966 Event KLOC (now KCSO) channel 42 in Charlotte, North Carolina (PBS) begins broadcasting 1966 Birthday Myong Hui Choe, born in North Korea, gymnast, Olympic-1980 1966 Event U.S. bombs fuel storage facilities near North Vietnamese cities 1966 Event 300 U.S. airplanes bomb North Vietnam 1966 Birthday Gary Roberts, North York, NHL left wing for the Calgary Flames 1966 Birthday Johnny Colt, Cherry Point, North Carolina, rock bassist, Black Crowes 1966 Birthday Darren Holmes, born in Asheville, North Carolina, pitcher for the Colorado Rockies 1966 Event 1st B-52 bombing on North Vietnam 1966 Birthday Lee Porter, born in Greensboro, North Carolina, Nike golfer, 1992 Texarkana Open-5th 1966 Birthday Alecia Stephenson, born in North Vancouver, British Columbia, softball ss 1996 Olympics 1966 Event North Vietnamese capture U.S. Green Beret Camp at Ashau Valley 1966 Event North Sea Gas was 1st pumped ashore by British Petroleum 1966 Birthday Dennis Allen Mitchell, Cherry Point, North Carolina, 100m/200m, 1996 Olympics silver 1966 Birthday Donna Edmondson, Greensboro, North Carolina, playmate of year, Nov, 1986 1966 Event Snow storm in north east U.S. kills 165 1966 Birthday John Velyvis, born in North Adams, Massachusetts, rower 1996 Olympics 1965 Event Hurricane hits north east US/Canada 1965 Birthday Ruud Hesp, born in Bussum North Holland, professional soccer goalkeeper, played for Roda JC, FC Barcelona 1965 Event WUND TV channel 2 in Columbia, North Carolina (PBS) begins broadcasting 1965 Event WTVI TV channel 42 in Charlotte, North Carolina (PBS) begins broadcasting 1965 Event 1st bombing by B-52 (50 km north of Saigon) 1965 Birthday Chris Washburn, born in Hickory, North Carolina, Christopher Scott Washburn, athlete, NBA player, played for North Carolina State 1985 - 1986 1965 Event People's Republic China offers North Vietnam military aid 1965 Event 1st nonstop helicopter crossing of North America, JR Willford 1965 Event U.S. begins regular bombing and strafing of North Vietnam 1964 Birthday Bill Peterson, Smithfield, North Carolina, WLAF general manager for the Amsterdam Admirals 1964 Birthday Maggie Will, Whiteville, North Carolina, LPGA golfer, 1992 Sara Lee Classic 1964 Birthday Lawson Duncan, Asheville, North Carolina, tennis star 1964 Event WWAY TV channel 3 in Wilmington, North Carolina (ABC) begins broadcasting 1964 Event U.S. begins bombing North Vietnam 1964 Event North Vietnamese torpedos U.S. ships Gulf of Tonkin 1964 Event North Vietnam fires on a U.S. destroyer in Gulf of Tonkin 1964 Event U.S. naval fire on Hon Ngu/Hon Mo, North Vietnam 1964 Birthday Davis Milton Love III, born in Charlotte, North Carolina, PGA golfer, 1987 MCI Heritage 1964 Event North Carolina high school basketball teams play to 56-54 score in 13 overtime 1964 Birthday 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 Birthday Cathy Johnston-Forbes, High Point, North Carolina, LPGA golfer, 1990 du Maurier 1963 Birthday Johanna Wright, born in Raleigh, North Carolina, WPVA volleyballer, Pismo Beach-4th 1963 Event WGHP TV channel 8 in Greensboro-High Point, North Carolina (ABC) begins 1963 Event WCTI TV channel 12 in New Bern, North Carolina (ABC) begins broadcasting 1963 Birthday Tori Amos, born in North Carolina, pianist/vocalist, Under The Pink, 1963 Birthday Teresa Wentzel DeWitt, Ft. Bragg, North Carolina, double trap 1996 Olympics 1962 Birthday John Samuel Inman, Greensboro, North Carolina, PGA golfer, 1993 Buick South Open 1962 Event North Korea reports 100% election turnout, 100% vote for Workers' Party 1962 Event Military uprising under Col Abdullah as-Sallal North Yemen 1962 Birthday Grady Neal Lancaster, born in Smithfield, North Carolina, PGA golfer, 1994 Byron Nelson 1962 Death Hanns Eisler, composer (North Vietnam/East German National Anthem), dies at 64 1962 Birthday Marie Laurie Mahabir, Guadeloupe, North American Bodybuilding Champ, 1985-87 1962 Birthday Rob Burnett, born in North Caldwell, New Jersey, head writer, David Letterman 1962 Birthday Sharon Lawrence, born in Charlotte, North Carolina, actress, Civil Wars, New YorkPD Blue, Fired Up 1962 Event New Orleans Citizens Co gives free 1-way ride to blacks to move North 1961 Birthday Christopher J Perry, Edenton, North Carolina, PGA golfer, 1987 Kemper Open-2nd 1961 Birthday Jim Laver Carter, born in Spring Lake, North Carolina, PGA golfer, 1995 Anheuser-Busch 1960 Event South Korean troops cross 38th parallel into North Korea 1960 Birthday Leora "Sam" Jones, born in Mount Olive, North Carolina, U.S. team handball player 1992 Olympics 1960 Birthday Sleepy Floyd, born in Gastonia, North Carolina, professional basketball player, guard, played for Georgetown University, the New Jersey Nets, the Houston Rockets 1960 Birthday Tony Robbins, born in North Hollywood, California, self-help author, motivational speaker, books include, 'Awaken the Giant Within', founder, 'Anthony Robbins Foundation' 1960 Birthday Dino Ciccarelli, Ontario, NHL right wing, Minn North Stars, Washington Caps 1960 Event 4 students stage 1st civil rights sit-in, at Greensboro North Carolina Woolworth 1960 Event 1st redshank old world shore bird reported in North America (Halifax) 1959 Birthday Charles Grant, Winston Salem, North Carolina, actor, Another World 1959 Birthday Tim Wilkison, Shelby, North Carolina, tennis player, WCT Atlanta finals-1986 1959 Birthday Patricia Pease Jeffers, born in North Carolina, actress, Kimberly-Days of our Life 1959 Birthday Randy Travis, Marshville, North Carolina, country singer, Diggin' Up Bones 1958 Event KNOP TV channel 2 in North Platte, NB (NBC) begins broadcasting 1958 Birthday Marg Helgenberger, North Bend Nebraska, actress, China Beach 1958 Birthday Ray Freeman, born in Greensboro, North Carolina, Canadian Tour golfer, 1992 Coast Carolina 1958 Birthday Christian LeBlanc, North Carolina, actor, Michael Baldwin-Young and Restless 1958 Event Atomic sub USS Nautilus completes 1st trip under North Pole 1958 Event U.S. atomic sub USS Nautilus 1st dives under North Pole 1958 Birthday Patsy Pease, born in Winston-Salem, North Carolina, actress, Kimberly-Days of Our Lives 1958 Event U.S. and Canada form North American Air Defense Command (NORAD) 1958 Birthday Susan J. Helms, born in Charlotte, North Carolina, Major USAF/Astronaut, STS-54, 64, 78 1958 Birthday Nina Foust, Asheboro, North Carolina, LPGA golfer, 1994 Hawaiian Ladies Open-6th 1957 Birthday Jackee [Harry], Winston-Salem, North Carolina, actress, Sandra-227 1957 Birthday Jim Craig, born in North Easton, Massachusetts, hockey goalie, Gold Medal 1980 Olympics 1957 Event WSOC TV channel 9 in Charlotte, North Carolina (ABC) begins broadcasting 1957 Event 19th NCAA Men's Basketball Championship: North Carolina beats Kansas 54-53 (3 OTs) 1957 Birthday John Hoeven, born in Bismarck, North Dakota, politician, Republican, 34th Governor of North Dakota, longest-serving Governor in the U.S. 1957 Birthday Leonard C Clements, Cherry Point, North Carolina, PGA golfer, 1994 Bob Hope-2nd 1957 Birthday Mark Francis O'Meara, Goldsboro, North Carolina, PGA golfer, 1984 Greater Milw 1956 Event Emergency crisis in North Ireland proclaimed after IRA strikes 1956 Event WRAL TV channel 5 in Raleigh-Durham, North Carolina (CBS) begins broadcasting 1956 Birthday Billy Smith, Reidsville, North Carolina, country singer, Billy and Terry Smith 1956 Birthday Charles Henry Beck, born in Fayetteville, North Carolina, PGA golfer, 1990 Buick Open 1992 1956 Birthday Curtis L. Brown, Jr., North Carolina, astronaut, STS-47, STS-66, 77, 85, sk:95 1956 Birthday Philip Jackson Ford, Jr., North Carolina, basketball player 1976 Olympics gold 1955 Birthday Richard Burr, born in Charlottesville, Virginia, politician, Republican party, U.S. Senator from North Carolina 1955 Birthday Scott Mabon Hoch, born in Raleigh, North Carolina, PGA golfer, 1982 USF&G Classic 1955 Event WITN TV channel 7 in Washington, North Carolina (NBC) begins broadcasting 1955 Birthday Henry Bellingham, born in Cheltenham, England, politician, Conservative Party, Member of Parliament for North West Norfolk 1955 Death Matthew A Henson, met Peary on 6/4/1909 at North Pole, dies at 88 1955 Event WUNorth Carolina TV channel 4 in Chapel Hill, North Carolina (PBS) begins broadcasting 1954 Birthday 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 Event 1st regularly scheduled commercial flights over North Pole begins 1954 Event U.S. spy plane shot down North of Japan 1954 Event West Germany joins North Atlantic Treaty Organization 1954 Birthday Walter Paul Davis, Pineville, North Carolina, basketball player 1976 Olympics gold 1954 Birthday Corbin Bernsen, born in North Hollywood, California, actor, Arnie Becker-LA Law 1954 Event WTVD TV channel 11 in Raleigh-Durham, North Carolina (ABC) begins broadcasting 1954 Event At Geneva, France agrees to independence of North and South Vietnam 1954 Event Armistice for Indo-China signed, Vietnam separates into North and South 1954 Birthday Corbin Bernsen, born in North Hollywood, California, actor, LA Law 1954 Birthday 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 Event WECT TV channel 6 in Wilmington, North Carolina (NBC/CBS) begins broadcasting 1953 Event WCCB TV channel 18 in Charlotte, North Carolina (IND/ABC) begins broadcasting 1953 Birthday John Lucas, Durham, North Carolina, NBA guard, Houston, Golden State, Milwaukee 1953 Birthday Diane Abbott, born in London, England, Labour Party Member of Parliament for Hackney North and Stoke Newington 1953 Event Dutch DC-6 crashes near Ymuiden in North Sea, 21 die 1953 Event U.S. bombers shot down at north of Wladiwostok 1953 Event North Korea and United Nations sign armistice 1953 Event WANorth Carolina TV channel 21 in Asheville, North Carolina (IND) begins broadcasting 1953 Birthday John Edwards, born in Seneca, South Carolina, politician, 2004 Democratic candidate for Vice President, Presidential candidate, 2008, U.S. Senator from North Carolina 1953 Birthday Ellen L. Shulman Baker, born in Fayetteville, North Carolina, MD/astronaut, STS-34, 50, 71 1953 Birthday Stephen Byers, born in Wolverhampton, England, British politician, Labour Member of Parliament for Tyneside North 1952 Event North American F-86 Sabre sets world aircraft speed record, 1124 KPH 1952 Birthday Bernard Edwards, Greenville, North Carolina, bassist, Chicago-Addicted to Love 1952 Birthday Earl Pomeroy, born in Valley City, North Dakota, Representative-D-North Dakota 1993 - 1952 Birthday Jay North, born in North Hollywood, California, actor, Dennis the Menace, Maya 1952 Birthday 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 Event 1st landing by an airplane at geographic North Pole 1952 Event Helgoland, in North Sea, returned to West Germany by Britain 1952 Birthday Armelia McQueen, North Carolina, Brooklyn Conservatory, actress 1951 Event 1st North Pole jet crossing 1951 Birthday Charles E. Brady, Jr., Pinehurst, North Carolina, Commander USN/astronaut, STS-78 1951 Birthday William Surles "Bill" McArthur, Jr., born in North Carolina, astronaut, STS-58, 74, sk: 92 1951 Birthday 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 Event 1st North Pole flight in single engine plane-CF Blair 1951 Birthday Simon Hughes, born in Cheshire, England, British politician, Liberal Member of Parliament of North Southwark and Bermondsey 1951 Event Massive Chinese/North Korean assault on UN-lines 1950 Birthday Heather North, born in Pasadena, California, actress, Barefoot Executive 1950 Event Chinese offensive halts at Chongchon River, North Korea 1950 Event U.S. troops vacate Pyongyang North Korea 1950 Event U.N. forces entered Pyongyang, capital of North Korea 1950 Birthday Debi Morgan, Dunn, North Carolina, actress, Angie-All My Children, Cry Uncle 1950 Event U.N. lands at Inchon to drive North Korean troops out of the south 1950 Event 13 North Korean divisions open assault on United Nations lines 1950 Event 1st time U.S. and North Korean forces clash in Korean War 1950 Event North Koreans troop reach Seoul, United Nations asks members to aid South Korea, Truman orders Air Force and Navy into Korean conflict 1950 Event Korean conflict begins; North Korea invades South Korea 1950 Event U.N. member states begin using integrated forces against North Korea 1950 Birthday Prairie Prince, born in Charlotte, North Carolina, born Charles L'Empereur Prince, rocker, drummer, member of The Tubes, founding member, Journey 1950 Birthday 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 Birthday Berlinda Tolbert, Charlotte, North Carolina, actor, Jenny-Jeffersons 1949 Birthday Michael Evans, Salisbury, North Carolina, actor, Lionel-All in the Family 1949 Event WFMY TV channel 2 in Greensboro-High Point, North Carolina (CBS) 1st broadcast 1949 Event North Atlantic Treaty Council meets for 1st time 1949 Event NATO, North Atlantic Treaty Organization, goes into effect 1949 Birthday Joyce McKinney, born in Avery County, North Carolina, Miss Wyoming, 1972 1949 Event Senate ratifies North Atlantic Treaty by a vote of 82-13 (NATO) 1949 Event WBTV TV channel 3 in Charlotte, North Carolina (CBS) begins broadcasting 1949 Birthday Wally Bryson, born in North Carolina, rock guitarist and vocalist, Fotomaker, Raspberries 1949 Birthday Jan Smithers, born in North Hollywood, California, actress, Bailey-WKRP 1949 Birthday Pam Grier, Winston-Salem, North Carolina, actress, Big Bird Cage, Tough Enough 1949 Birthday John Shea, born in North Conway, New Hampshire, actor, Honeymoon, New Life, Lois and Clark 1949 Birthday Jim Lampley, born in Hendersonville, North Carolina, newscaster, Monday Night Baseball 1949 Event North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO) treaty signed (Washington D.C.) 1949 Event North Atlantic Treaty, pact signed by U.S., Britain, France and Canada 1949 Birthday Jean Potvin, born in Ottawa, Ontario, hockey player, National Hockey League, played defenseman for the Los Angeles Kings, Minnesota North Stars, Philadelphia Flyers 1949 Event NATO, North Atlantic Treaty Organization, treaty ratified 1949 Birthday Jimmy Lee Thorpe, Roxboro, North Carolina, PGA golfer, 1985 Greater Milwaukee Open 1948 Birthday Jack Tatum, Cherryville, North Carolina, NFL defensive back, Raiders 1948 Birthday Gordon Clapp, North Conway, New Hampshire, actor, Greg Medavoy-NYPD Blue 1948 Birthday Bill Orton, born in North Ogden, Utah, Representative-R-Utah 1983 - 1997 1948 Event Communist form North China People's Republic 1948 Event Jordan's Arab League captures Atarot, north of Jerusalem 1948 Event North Korean proclaims itself People's Democratic Republic of Korea 1948 Birthday Kent Conrad, Sen-D North Dakota 1948 Birthday Carolyn B. Maloney, born in Greensboro, North Carolina, Representative-D-New York 1993 - 1947 Death Alfred North Whitehead, English Mathematician 1947 Birthday Rod Clements, born in North Shields, England, singer, songwriter, guitarist, worked with Wizz Jones, Peter Hamill, Michael Chapman 1947 Birthday Lee Purcell, born in Cherry Point, North Carolina, actor, Big Wednesday, Mr. Majestyk 1947 Birthday Jonathan Pryce, North Wales, stage actor, Miss Saigon 1947 Event -81 degrees F (-63 degrees C), Snag Yukon (North American record) 1946 Birthday Jackie McCauley, North Ireland, rock pianist, Them Coleraine 1946 Event British North Borneo Co transfers rights to British crown 1946 Birthday Jim Ramstad, born in Jamestown, North Dakota, Representative-R-Minnesota 1991 - 2009 1946 Birthday Donald Schollander, born in Charlotte, North Carolina, swimmer, Olympic-4 gold-64 1946 Birthday Al Nichol, born in Winston Salem, North Carolina, rock guitarist and vocalist, Turtles 1946 Event 8th NCAA Men's Basketball Championship: Oklahoma State beats North Carolina 43-40 1946 Birthday Timothy Dalton, born in North Wales, actor, James Bond-Living Daylights 1946 Event Ho Chi Minh elected president of North Vietnam 1945 Birthday Donna Fargo, North Carolina, country singer, Happiest Girl in Whole USA 1945 Birthday Mel Watt, born in Steele Creek, North Carolina, Representative-D-North Carolina 1993 - 1945 Event U.S.S.R. establishes a communist government in North Korea 1945 Birthday Ron Hendren, born in Pinehurst, North Carolina, TV host, Entertainment Tonight 1945 Birthday Michael Martin, born in Glasgow, Scotland, politician, Member of Parliament for Glasgow North East, Speaker of the House of Commons 1945 Event 20.6 cm rainfall at Litchville North Dakota (state record) 1945 Birthday Little Eva, born in Belhaven, North Carolina, rock vocalist, Locomotion 1945 Birthday James F. Buchli, born in New Rockford, North Dakota, USMC/astr, STS-51C, 61A, 29, 48 1945 Event Australian troops lands in Brunei Bay North, Borneo 1945 Event German island of Helgoland in North Sea surrenders to British 1945 Birthday Michael J. Smith, born in Beaufort, North Carolina, Commander USN, astronaut, 51L-Challenger disaster 1945 Birthday Mairead Corrigan-Maguire, North Irish peace activist, Nobel 1976 1944 Birthday Dian Parkinson, Dianna Lynn Batts, Camp LeJune, North Carolina, Miss USA, 1965 1944 Birthday Bill Hendon, born in Asheville, North Carolina, Representative-R-North Carolina 1981 - 1983 and 1985 - 1987 1944 Event German troops blow-up Heusden North Brabant city hall, 134 die 1944 Event Allied air raid on train in North Netherlands, 32 killed 1944 Birthday Collin Peterson, born in Fargo, North Dakota, Representative-D-Minnesota 1991 - 1944 Event Anti-Germany strikes in North Italy 1944 Birthday Kristina Holland, Fayetteville, North Carolina, Tina-Courtship of Eddie's Father 1944 Birthday Ronnie Milsap, born in Robbinsville, North Carolina, country singer, Legend in My Time 1944 Event Army defeats Navy 10-7 in football "Arab Bowl," Oran, North Africa 1943 Death H van Zanten, guerrilla leader on North Sumatra, executed 1943 Birthday Oliver North, American Soldier 1943 Birthday Steve Boone, North Carolina, rock vocalist/bassist, Lovin' Spoonful 1943 Event U.S. amphibians land at Brolo on north coast of Sicily 1943 Event U.S. amphibians land at St. Agata on North coast of Sicily 1943 Event U.S. 45th Infantry division occupies north coast of Termini 1943 Event Germany begins withdrawing U-boats from North Atlantic in anticipation of the Allied invasion of Europe 1943 Event Premier Churchill and General Marshall fly from U.S. to North Africa 1943 Birthday Elizabeth Ray, Marshall, North Carolina, congressman Wayne Hays lover 1943 Event Axis forces in North Africa surrender 1943 Event German troops in Tunisia North Africa surrender 1943 Birthday Bobby Vee, born in Fargo, North Dakota, Devil or Angel, Night has a Thousand Eyes 1943 Event U.S. 34th Division occupies Hill 609, North Tunisia 1943 Event U.S. 34th Division occupies Djebel el Hara North Tunisia 1943 Birthday Martin Lancaster, born in North Carolina, Representative-D-North Carolina 1987 - 1995 1943 Event German assault moves to Beja North Tunisia 1943 Event 8th Army sweeps through North Africa to Tunisia 1943 Birthday Ral Donner, Ralph Stuart, Black Mountain, North Carolina, singer, Starfires 1943 Event Canadian Army troops arrive in North Africa 1942 Event North Africa: 5th German pantser army forms under Colonel General von Arnim 1942 Birthday John M. Spratt, Jr., born in Charlotte, North Carolina, Representative-D-South Carolina 1983 - 1942 Birthday Inez Foxx, Greensboro, North Carolina, rocker, Mockingbird, Hi Diddle Diddle 1942 Birthday Ray Floyd, Fort Bragg, North Carolina, PGA golfer, Masters 1976 1942 Birthday Raymond Loran Floyd, Fort Bragg, North Carolina, PGA golfer, 1986 U.S. Open 1942 Event Dwight D. Eisenhower named commander for invasion of North Africa 1942 Event General B. Montgomery becomes commandant British 8th leader in North Africa 1942 Event Rommel takes Tobruk in North Africa 1942 Event German troops conquer Tobruk, North Africa 1942 Event German army defeated at El-Alamein North Africa 1942 Event British offensive in North Africa under general Ritchie 1942 Birthday Byron Dorgan, born in Dickinson, North Dakota, Representative-D-North Dakota 1981 - 1992, Senator-D-North Dakota 1992 - 1942 Birthday Kim Il Jong, son of North Korean President Kim Il Sung, 1972-94 1942 Birthday Kim Jong Il, North Korean Statesman 1942 Birthday Terry Jones, Colwyn Bay North Wales, comedian, Monty Python 1942 Birthday Mac Davis, Lubbock, Texas, singer and actor, Mac Davis Show, North Dallas 40 1942 Birthday Randy Boone, Fayetteville, North Carolina, actor, Cimarron Strip, Virginian 1942 Birthday Charlie Rose, Henderson, North Carolina, newscaster, CBS Night Watch 1942 Event Rose Bowl played in North Carolina due to Japanese threat, Oregon - 20, Duke - 16 1941 Event German troops led by Rommel begin retreating in North Africa 1941 Event North Africa: allied assault up Italians Gazala-posing 1941 Event British North African commandant General Cunningham lay-offs 1941 Event 1st woman jockey in North America, Anna Lee Wiley in Mexico 1941 Birthday 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 Birthday George Clinton, born in Kannapolis, North Carolina, rocker, Parliament-Funkadelic 1941 Birthday Hal Daub, born in Fort Bragg, North Carolina, Representative-R-Nebraska 1981 - 1989 1941 Event British generals O'Connor and Neame captured in North Africa 1941 Event British general Gambier-Parry caught in North Africa 1941 Event Blizzard hits North Dakota and Minnesota killing 60 1941 Event Blizzard in North Dakota kills 151 1941 Birthday Bo Svenson, Goteborg Sweden, actor, North Dallas 40, Walking Tall 1940 Birthday Nick Nolte, actor, Teachers, 48 Hours, North Dallas 40 1940 Event North Africa: British counter offensive under general O'Connor 1940 Birthday 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 Birthday Pat Finley, Asheville, North Carolina, actress, Ellen Hartley-Bob Newhart Show 1940 Birthday 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 Death Frederick A Cook, U.S., explorer (North Pole), dies at 75 1940 Birthday Dick Armey, born in Cando, North Dakota, Representative-R-Texas 1985 - 2003 1940 Event British Royal Navy sinks French fleet in North Africa 1940 Birthday Billy "Crash" Craddock, born in Greensboro, North Carolina, singer 1939 Event 1st American skimobiles, North Conway, New Hampshire 1939 Birthday 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 Birthday Charles Rose, born in Fayetteville, North Carolina, Representative-D-North Carolina 1973 - 1997 1939 Birthday Walt Bellamy, born in New Bern, North Carolina, NBA center, Knicks, Gold Medal 1960 Olympics 1939 Birthday Roberta Flack, North Carolina, vocalist, If Ever I Saw Your Face 1938 Birthday Michael Greer, Durham, North Carolina, actor, Bobby Gentry Show 1938 Birthday Toby Roth, born in Strasburg, North Dakota, Representative-R-Wisconsin 1979 - 1997 1938 Birthday Ben E[arl] King, Nelson, North Carolina, singer, Stand by Me 1938 Birthday Shin Geum Dan, born in North Korea, 400m/800m runner, 1962 world record 1938 Birthday 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 Birthday Martin Olav Sabo, born in Crosby, North Dakota, Representative-D-Minnesota 1979 - 2007 1938 Event Soviet arctic ice research station North Pole 1 evacuated, Denmark 1937 Birthday George Hamilton IV, born in North Carolina, actor, Evel Knievel, Love at 1st Bite 1937 Birthday Jim Hunt, born in Wilson, North Carolina, politician, Democratic Party, first and only four-term Governor of North Carolina 1976 - 2001 1937 Event 1st state contraceptive clinic opens (Raleigh North Carolina) 1937 Birthday 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 Birthday Collin Wilcox, Highlands, North Carolina, actor, To Kill a Mocking Bird 1936 Birthday Charlie Daniels, born in Wilmington, North Carolina, singer, Devil Went Down to Georgia 1936 Event 121 degrees F (49 degrees C), Steele, North Dakota (state record) 1936 Event -60 degrees F (-51 degrees C), Parshall, North Dakota (state record) 1935 Birthday Charles M. Duke, Jr., born in Charlotte, North Carolina, Brigadier General USAF and astronaut, Apollo 16 1935 Birthday Frank Yablans, New York City, writer, North Dallas Forty 1934 Birthday Stephen L. Neal, born in Winston-Salem, North Carolina, Representative-D-North Carolina 1975 - 1995 1934 Birthday Charles Kuralt, born in Wilmington, North Carolina, newscaster, On the Road 1934 Birthday Edolphus Towns,born in Chadbourn, North Carolina, Representative-D-New York 1983 - 1933 Birthday Linwood C Ivey, North Carolina, Mayor-Garysburg NC 1933 Birthday Eileen Fulton, Asheville, North Carolina, actress, Our Private World 1933 Event 37th U.S. Golf Open: Johnny Goodman shoots a 287 at North Shore Ill 1933 Birthday Nina Simone, born in Tyron, North Carolina, vocalist/pianist, Porgy 1933 Birthday Sheree North, Dawn Bethel, Louisiana, actress, Mary Tyler Moore Show 1932 Birthday Clyde McPhatter, born in Durham, North Carolina, rhythm and blues singer, member, Billy Ward & the Dominoes, founded, The Drifters 1932 Birthday Arthur L Liman, New York City, trial lawyer, Oliver North 1932 Birthday Adrian Mitchell, born in North London, English playwright, poet, children's author, voice for British anti-authoritarian Left 1932 Event Bradman scores 260, a North American record, vs. Western Ontario 1932 Birthday Alex McMillan, born in Charlotte, North Carolina, Representative-R-North Carolina 1985 - 1995 1931 Birthday Jim [Purvis] Ferree, Jr., Pine Bluff, North Carolina, PGA golfer, 1958 Vancouver 1931 Birthday Howard Coble, born in Greensboro, North Carolina, Representative-R-North Carolina 1985 - 1931 Birthday Betty Johnson, born in Guilford County, North Carolina, singer, Jack Paar Show, I Dreamed 1930 Birthday James Felton Boyd, Rocky Mount, North Carolina, light HW boxer 1956 Olympics gold 1930 Event Remains of Solomon Andrees' balloon expedition to North Pole in 1897, found at Kvit oya Spitsbergen 1930 Birthday James McEachin, Pennert, North Carolina, actor, Harry-Tenafly 1930 Event North Sea floodgate at Ijmuiden (biggest in world) officially opens 1930 Birthday Kenneth Nelson, born in Rocky Mount, North Carolina, actor, Henry Aldrich-Aldrich Family 1930 Birthday Arlan Stangeland, born in Fargo, North Dakota, Representative-R-Minnesota 1977 - 1977 1929 Birthday Lowell North, born in Springfield, Massachusetts, yachtsman, Gold Medal 1968 Olympics, Bronze Medal 1964 Olympics 1929 Birthday Jack Hogan, Chapel Hill, North Carolina, ator, Combat, Adam 12, Sierra 1929 Birthday William Edgar Thornton, born in Faison, North Carolina, MD/astronaut, STS-8, 51-B, sk:49 1929 Birthday Ho Dam, North Korean Secretary of State, 1970 - 1983 1928 Birthday Herbert H. Bateman, born in Elizabeth City, North Carolina, Representative-R-Virginia 1982 - 2000 1928 Birthday 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 Event Umberto Nobile flies airship over North Pole again 1928 Birthday Don Gibson, born in Shelby, North Carolina, singer/writer, I can't Stop Loving You, Oh Lonesome Me 1928 Birthday George Grizzard, born in North Carolina, actor, Wrong is Right, Bachelor Party, Attica 1928 Birthday Gregory Walcott, Wilson, North Carolina, actor, 87th Precinct 1927 Birthday Jim Broyhill, born in Lenoir, North Carolina, Representative-R-North Carolina 1963 - 1986, Senator-R-North Carolina 1986 - 1927 Birthday Austin J. Murphy, born in North Charleroi, Pennsylvania, Representative-D-Pennsylvania 1977 - 1993 and 1993 - 1995 1927 Birthday Charles Orville Whitley, born in Siler City, North Carolina, Representative-D-North Carolina 1977 - 1987 1926 Birthday Peggy Cummins, North Wales, actress, Curse of the Demon 1926 Birthday Earle Hyman, North Carolina, actor, Russell-Cosby, Coriolanus 1926 Birthday Andy Griffith, Mount Airy, North Carolina, actor, Andy Griffith Show, Matlock 1926 Event Airship Norge is 1st vessel to fly over North Pole 1926 Event Umberto Nobile flies airship over North Pole 1926 Event Richard Byrd and Floyd Bennett make 1st flight over North Pole 1926 Event 1st flight over North Pole by Bennett and Byrd 1926 Birthday Ian Paisley, North Ireland, clergyman and MP 1926 Birthday Tim Valentine, born in Rocky Mount, North Carolina, Representative-D-North Carolina 1983 - 1995 1926 Birthday Soupy Sales, Milton Hines, North Carolina, comedian, Soupy Sales Show 1925 Birthday Alun Owen, North Wales, writer, Hard Days Night, actor, Servant 1925 Event Roald Amundsun leaves Spitsbergen with 2 seaplanes to North Pole 1925 Birthday Rhodes Boyson, born in Lancashire, England, Sir Rhodes Boyson, politician, Conservative Party, Member of Parliament for Brent North 1925 Birthday Marcus Worsley, Lord-Lieutenant of North Yorkshire 1925 Event Yankees whip Dodgers in exhibition 16-9 but Babe Ruth collapses in North Carolina due to an ulcer 1925 Birthday 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 Birthday Max Roach, born in North Carolina, American jazz percussionist, drummer, composer 1924 Birthday Earl Scruggs, North Carolina, bluegrass musician, & Flat-Ballad of Jed Clampett 1923 Birthday Murray Hamilton, born in Washington, North Carolina, actor, Rich Man Poor Man 1923 Birthday Kathryn Grayson, born in North Carolina, vocalist/actress, Anchors Aweigh, Kiss Me Kate 1923 Birthday Anne Jeffreys, North Carolina, actress, Dick Tracy, Topper, General Hospital 1922 Birthday Ava Gardner, born in Grabtown, North Carolina, actress, On the Beach, Night of the Iguana 1922 Birthday Paul Acket, Dutch publisher/organizer, Music Express, North Sea Jazz 1922 Birthday Ralph Roberts, Salisbury, North Carolina, actor, Tradition, Gone are the Days 1922 Birthday Philip Larkin, born in Coventry, England, writer, North Ship, Jill 1922 Birthday Patrick J G McGee, born in North Ireland, actor, Clockwork Orange 1922 Event WBT-AM in Charlotte North Carolina begins radio transmissions 1922 Birthday Harding Lemay, born in North Bangor, New York, headwriter, Another World 1921 Birthday Jesse Helms, born in North Carolina, United States Senator from North Carolina 1921 Birthday Billy Taylor, born in Greenville, North Carolina, orchestra leader, David Frost Show 1921 Birthday 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 Birthday 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 Birthday Vaino Linna, born in Urjala, Finland, author, wrote Finnish books, Under the North Star translated into English by Richard Impola 1920 Birthday Douglass North, American Economist 1920 Birthday David Brinkley, born in Wilmington, North Carolina, NBC news anchor, Huntley-Brinkley 1920 Birthday 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 Birthday 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 Death Robert E Peary, U.S. pole explorer (North Pole, 6/4/1909), dies at 63 1919 Event Canadian National Railways established (North America's longest, 50,000 KM) 1918 Birthday Billy Graham, Charlotte, North Carolina, Baptist evangelist, Crusades 1918 Birthday Howard Cosell, born in Winston-Salem, North Carolina, sportscaster, Monday Night Football 1917 Birthday Robert Byrd, born in North Wilkesboro, North Carolina, Senator 1959 - 2010 1917 Birthday Robert Mitchum, born in Bridgeport, Connecticut, actor, Winds of War, North and South 1917 Birthday Valerie Hobson, North Ireland, actress, Great Expectations 1916 Event 22.22" (56.4 cm) of rain falls in Altapass North Carolina (state record) 1916 Event Disastrous fire in Ellendale, North Dakota 1915 Event Netherlands merchant ship Tubantia torpedoed and sinks in North Sea 1914 Event British fleet forfeits chance to destroy German fleet in North Sea 1913 Birthday Walter B. Jones, born in Farmville, North Carolina, Representative-D-North Carolina 1966 - 1992 1912 Birthday Edward Jones, North Ireland lord justice of appeals 1912 Birthday Kim II Sung, President of North Korea, 1945-94 1912 Event Over 1,500 people die when the British passenger ship, RMS Titanic, sinks in the North Atlantic Ocean after colliding with an iceberg 1912 Birthday Ian Orr-Ewing, born in England, Charles Ian Orr-Ewing, politician, Conservative Party, Member of Parliament for Hendon North, Baronet of Hendon 1911 Birthday 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 Birthday Le Duc Tho, North Vietnamese representive at Paris peace talk 1911 Event 105 degrees F (41 degrees C) at North Bridgton, Maine (state record) 1911 Event North Dakota enacts a hail insurance law 1911 Birthday Elizabeth Bishop, U.S. poet, North and South, Pulitzer Prize, 1956 1910 Birthday Alex North, Chester Penn, composer, Spartacus, Viva Zapata 1910 Event Highest mountain in North America, Alaska's Mount McKinley climbed 1910 Birthday Patsy Kelly, born in Brooklyn, New York, actress, Rosemary's Baby, North Ave Irregulars 1909 Event University of Coopenhagen rejects Cook's claim that he was 1st to North Pole 1909 Birthday Robert Trout, Wake County, North Carolina, newscaster, ABC 1909 Event Word received, Admiral Peary discovers North Pole 5 months earlier 1909 Event North Pole reached by Americans Robert Peary and Matthew Henson 1908 Birthday Greer Garson, born in North Ireland, actress, Pride and Prejudice, Chips 1908 Event Robert Peary's expedition sails from New York City for north pole 1908 Birthday Quentin N. Burdick, born in Munich, North Dakota, Senator-D-North Dakota 1960 - 1992 1908 Birthday John Scott Trotter, born in Charlotte, North Carolina, orchestra leader, George Gobel Show 1908 Birthday Edward R. Murrow, Pole Creek, North Carolina, newscaster, Person to Person 1908 Event Denmark, Germany, England, France, Netherlands and Sweden sign North Sea accord 1908 Event Frederick A. Cook claims to reach North Pole, he didn't 1908 Birthday Lawrence Welk, born in Strasburg, North Dakota, orchestra leader, Lawrence Welk Show 1906 Birthday Kay Kyser, born in Rocky Mount, North Carolina, orchestra leader, Kay Kyser's Kollege 1906 Birthday Pigmeat Markham, Durham, North Carolina, comedian, Here Comes da Judge-Laugh In 1904 Birthday Jessie Royce Landis, Medbury, Chicago, actress, North by Northwest 1904 Birthday Willem De Kooning, born in Rotterdam Netherland, artist, North Atlantic Light 1904 Birthday Cary Grant, born in England, actor, 'Arsenic and Old Lace', 'North by Northwest' 1903 Birthday John Ringling North, circus director, Ringling Bros 1903 Event North Carolina becomes 1st state requiring registration of nurses 1901 Birthday Jester Hairston, born in North Carolina, actor, Thats My Mama, Rolly-Amen 1899 Event North Carolina Mutual opens doors for business 1898 Event Race riot in Wilmington North Carolina (8 blacks killed) 1898 Event North Carolina Mutual and Provident Insurance Company forms 1897 Event General Kitchener occupies Berber, North of Khartoum 1897 Event Solomon Andree leaves Spitsbergen by balloon towards North Pole 1896 Birthday Sam Ervin, born in Morganton, North Carolina, Senator-D-North Carolina 1954 - 1974 1895 Birthday Sidney Blackmer, born in Salisbury, North Carolina, actor, Ted Roosevelt in 12 movies 1895 Event North Carolina Legislature, adjourns for day to mark death of Frederick Douglass 1895 Event SS Elbe sinks after collision in North Sea, 332 killed 1891 Birthday Kenneth A. N. Anderson, British general, Dunkerk, North Africa 1891 Birthday Alan Bridge, Pennsylvania, actor, North of Arizona, Badmen of the Hills 1889 Event North Dakota becomes 39th and South Dakota becomes 40th state 1889 Event North and South Dakota entered the union as the 39th and 40th states 1888 Event Great blizzard of '88 strikes the North East U.S. 1888 Death Asa Gray, U.S. botanist (Flora of North America), dies at 77 1886 Event Eruption of Tarawera volcano destroys famous pink and white calcium carbonate hot-spring terraces (North Island, New Zealand) 1886 Birthday Noble Drew Ali, Timothy Drew, North Carolina, prophet, Moorish Science Temple 1884 Event Tornadoes in Mississippi, Alabama, North Carolina, South Carolina, Tennessee, Kentucky and Indiana kill 800 people 1884 Birthday Robert Flaherty, Michigan, father of documentary film, Nanook of North 1883 Event Buffalo Bill Cody presents 1st wild west show, North Platte, Nebr 1879 Event North British Railway's train falls as Firth bridge collapses (Scot) 1879 Event 1st artificial ice rink in North America (Madison Square Garden, New York City) 1877 Event Socialist Labor Party of North America holds 1st national convention 1876 Event King Willem III opens North Sea Canal (Amsterdam-IJmuiden) 1874 Birthday Herman Harrell Horne, Clayton, North Carolina, philosopher, idealism 1874 Event Social Democratic Workmen's Party of North America formed 1873 Birthday Barton King, cricketer, North America's greatest all-rounder 1873 Event Canada's North West Mounted Police Force (RCMPF) forms 1871 Event William Holden of North Carolina becomes 1st governor removed by impeachment 1870 Event Governor Holden of North Carolina declares Casswell County in a state of insurrection 1869 Event North Carolina legislature passes anti-Klan Law 1868 Event FL, AL, LA, GA, North Carolina and South Carolina readmitted to US 1868 Event North Carolina constitutional convention meets in Raleigh 1867 Birthday Mary, queen of Great Britain and North Ireland 1867 Event British North America Act (Canadian constitution) passes 1866 Birthday Matthew A. Henson, 1st Black to reach North Pole, Jun 4 1909 1866 Event President Johnson ends war in Alabama, Arkansas, Florida, Georgia, Mississippi, Louisiana, North Carolina, South Carolina, Tennessee and Virginia 1865 Birthday Frederick A. Cook, U.S., explorer, claimed falsely to be at North Pole 1865 Event 1st U.S. train robbery (North Bend Ohio) 1865 Event Battle of Durham Station, North Carolina (Greensboro) 1865 Event Confederate General J E Johnston surrenders Army of Tennessee, at Durham North Carolina 1865 Event Confederate General Johnson surrendered to General Sherman in North Carolina 1865 Event Battle of Raleigh, North Carolina 1865 Event General Sherman/Cox' troops reach Goldsboro North Carolina 1865 Event 2nd day of Battle of Bentonville North Carolina 1865 Event Battle of Averasboro North Carolina (1,500 casualities) 1865 Event General Sherman's Union forces occupies Fayetteville, North Carolina 1865 Event Battle of Monroe's Crossroads, North Carolina 1865 Event Battle of Kingston, North Carolina (Wilcox's ridge, Wise's Forks) 1865 Event Battles round Kinston North Carolina 1865 Event Battle of Wilmington, North Carolina (Fort Anderson) occupied by Federals 1865 Event Union troops force Confederates to abandon Ft. Anderson, North Carolina 1865 Event Ft. Fisher, North Carolina falls to Union troops 1864 Event Battle of Kinston North Carolina and Battle of Abingdon, Virginia 1864 Event Battle of North Anna, Va, 1st of 3 days of fighting 1864 Event Battle of Plymouth, North Carolina 1863 Event Alexandra Park opens in North London 1863 Event Battle of Gettysburg Pennsylvania ends, major victory for North 1863 Event South defeats North in Battle of Chancellorsville, Virginia 1862 Event General Lee invades North with 50,000 Confederate troops 1862 Event North Beach and Mission Railway Company organized in SF 1862 Event Romney Campaign-Stonewall Jackson moves north from Winchester 1861 Event Naval Engagement at Wilmington North Carolina - USS Daylight establishes blockade 1861 Death John Willis Ellis, U.S. governor of North Carolina (1858-61), dies 1861 Birthday Alfred North Whitehead, English mathematician/philosopher, Adv of Ideas 1859 Event "Pomona" sinks in North Atlantic drowning all 400 aboard 1858 Event Treaty of Algun, China cedes north bank of Amur River to Russia 1856 Birthday Robert Edwin Peary, U.S., arctic explorer, North Pole-Apr 6 1909 1853 Event Completion of Grand Trunk Line, trains begin running over 1st North American railroad between Portland, Maine and Montreal 1852 Event Olympia Columbian is 1st newspaper published north of Columbia R 1851 Event 1st Young Men's Christian Association in North America (Montreal) 1851 Birthday Millie and Christine, North Carolina, siamese twins 1850 Event John Wisden bowls all 10 South batsmen, North vs. South at Lord's 1847 Event Frederick Douglass publishes 1st issue of his newspaper "North Star" 1844 Event Fire destroys U.S. mint at Charlotte, North Carolina 1837 Event Steamboat "Home" sinks off Okracoke North Carolina killing 100 1837 Event U.S. Mint opens in Charlotte, North Carolina 1835 Event Charles Darwin visits copper mines in North Chile 1833 Birthday Benjamin Harrison, born in North Bend, Ohio, R, 23rd President, 1889-1893 1831 Event Admiral James C Ross reaches magnetic North Pole 1825 Event Dutch North Sea coast floods 1824 Event Great North Holland Canal opens 1824 Event Russia abandons all North American claims south of 54 degrees 40' N 1823 Event Great North Holland Canal (Amsterdam) opens 1817 Birthday Hiram R Revels, Fayetteville, North Carolina, 1st black U.S. senator 1814 Event Battle of North Point fought near Baltimore during War of 1812 1811 Event Russian settlers establish Ft. Ross trading post, north of SF 1810 Birthday Asa Gray, Sauquoit, New York, botanist, Flora of North America 1808 Birthday Andrew Johnson, born in Raleigh, North Carolina, Unionist, 17th President, 1865-69 1803 Birthday William Allen, born in Edenton, North Carolina, Ohio Governor 1974 - 1876 1801 Death Ralph Abercromby, English army commander (North Holland), dies at 66 1800 Event James Ross discovers North Magnetic pole 1796 Birthday George Back, English sea officer/explorer, North Canada 1795 Birthday James Knox Polk, North Carolina, 11th President, D, 1845-1849 1795 Event 1st state university in U.S. opens, University of North Carolina 1793 Event Jean Pierre Blanchard makes 1st balloon flight in North America 1792 Death Frederick 7th baron North, English premier (1770-82), dies at 60 1792 Death Lord North, British Statesman 1789 Event North Carolina ratifies constitution, becomes 12th U.S. state 1785 Birthday David Walker, Wilmington, North Carolina, abolitionist, Appeal to Colored Citizens 1783 Event J van North launches unmanned balloon 1782 Event 1st U.S. commercial bank, Bank of North America, opens in Philadelphia 1781 Event Bank of North America, 1st U.S. bank opens 1781 Event Bank of North America incorporates in Philadelphia 1781 Event Battle of Guilford Court House, North Carolina (British suffer heavy losses) 1776 Event Halifax resolution for independence adopted by North Carolina 1775 Event Citizens of Mecklenburg County, North Carolina declare independence of Britain 1774 Event Britain gives Quebec, Labrador and territory north of Ohio 1768 Birthday 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 Event George III of Great Britain issues Proclamation of 1763, closing lands in North America north and west of Alleghenies to white settlement 1732 Birthday Frederick North, C, British Prime Minister, 1770-82 1732 Birthday Lord North, British Statesman 1729 Event North Carolina becomes a royal colony 1721 Event Russian/Swedish Peace of Nystad, ends North Sea War 1704 Birthday August Gottlieb Spangenberg, founder of Moravian Church in North America 1665 Event "Ye Bare and Ye Cubb" is 1st play, performed in North America (Acomac, Va) 1653 Event Battle at North Foreland: English fleet beats Dutch 1641 Birthday Dudley North, financier/economist 1634 Event Beach Island in North sea destroyed by a heavy storm flood 1586 Event English colonists sailed from Roanoke Island, North Carolina 1583 Event Gilbert claims Newfoundland (1st English colony in North America) 1560 Event Christian fleet under Gian Andrea lands at Djerba, North Africa 1510 Death Georges d'Amboise, French cardinal/viceroy in North Italy, dies at 49 1282 Death Llywelyn ab Gruffydd, monarch of North Wales (1246-77), dies 1262 Event Flemish/Dutch coast ravaged by north western storm 1158 Event Emperor Frederik I Barbarossa declares himself ruler of North Italy 711 Event Berbers under Tarik-ibn Ziyad occupies North Spain
