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Roanoke
The colony of Roanoke (located in current NC) mysteriously disappeared leaving virtually no trace. -
split
No one believed on could control that much land so the colony of Carolina was split into two. -
Blackbeard
The notoriously famous Blackbeard is killed. -
Shilow Church
The first Baptist church in NC is established. -
Battle of Moores Creek Bridge
Patriots ambushed Loyalists crossing the bridge and forced them to surrender. -
Independence
NC is the first state to vote for independence. -
British capture Charleston
To show they still had power after many fails in the North, the British captured Charleston. -
Battle of Kings Mountain
Patriots defeated the Loyalists forcing them to retreat. -
Statehood
NC officially becomes a state of America. -
Andrew Johnson is born
The 17th president of the United States is born. -
Gold
Gold was discovered in Rowan County causing a brief gold rush. -
North Carolina General Assembly
NC passes a law prevented free blacks from moving into the state. -
“The Hope of Liberty”
Prince Hall an African American got his book composed of poetry from the Revolution published. -
State capital on fire
While trying to fireproof the roof of the state capital, it was ironically accidentally set on fire. -
Frankie Silver
Frankie Silver is charged with the murder of her husband and She became the first women in NC to be hanged. -
First School
The first public NC school was opened in Rockingham County. -
separated
During the civil war NC joined the Confederacy and left the United States -
Battle of Kingston
The Union won against the confederacy forcing them to retreat. -
joined back
After leaving the United States in 1861, NC was remitted. -
Cherokee reservation
After many hardships with loss of land the Cherokee reservation is established. -
Womens rights
The first attempt to allow women in NC to vote is sent to an Asylum and never passed. -
Airplane
After countless tries, Orville and Wilbur Wright successfully had the first airplane flight. -
Mercy Hospital
Mercy Hospital is one of the first hospitals of the south to be opened. -
Episcopal bishop
Henry B. Delany becomes the first African American Episcopal bishop in NC. -
Fort Bragg
Fort Bragg is the largest military installation in the world, and was built for tenant units. -
UNC court order
UNC (University of North Carolina) is forced by a court order to allow African Americans be admitted into the school. -
Hurricane Hazel
After killing 400 people in Haiti, Hurricane Hazel hit NC and became one of the deadliest natural disasters in the state’s history. -
North Carolinian Zoo
The zoo was approved to be open and later would have over 1,600 animals. -
Hurricane Floyd
Hurricane Floyd hit several states including NC and killed over 30 people. -
Hurricane Hugo
Hurricane Hugo hit NC and cost billions of dollars in damages.
