North Carolina
Some of the key events about North Carolina
- 1711Hundreds of settlers were killed in the Tuscarora War, one of the bloodiest conflicts between Native Americans and colonists in North Carolina's history
- 1776Cherokee attacks on frontier settlements resulted in numerous deaths and the destruction of many homesteads
- 1789The University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, the oldest public university in the United States, was founded
- 1861North Carolina seceded from the Union, joining the Confederate States of America during the Civil War
- 1898A violent coup d'état in Wilmington overthrew the elected local government and killed many African Americans
- 1903The first successful powered, sustained, and controlled airplane flight took place at Kitty Hawk
- 1929The Great Depression hit North Carolina hard, causing widespread poverty and economic distress
- 1937The Great Smoky Mountains National Park was officially established, preserving vast areas of natural beauty
- 1954Hurricane Hazel devastated the North Carolina coast, causing significant loss of life and property damage
- 1956The Research Triangle Park, one of the largest research parks in the world, was established
- 1960The Greensboro sit-ins began, marking a significant moment in the Civil Rights Movement
- 1972A mine explosion in Farmington killed 38 coal miners
- 1984Michael Jordan led the University of North Carolina basketball team to an NCAA championship
- 1989Hurricane Hugo caused extensive damage to the state, particularly in the Charlotte area
- 1996The Carolina Hurricanes NHL team was established, bringing professional ice hockey to the state
- 1996Hurricane Fran made landfall, resulting in billions of dollars in damage and multiple fatalities
- 2005The North Carolina Museum of Art opened its new 127,000-square-foot West Building
- 2015North Carolina became the first state to connect every classroom to high-speed broadband
- 2018Hurricane Florence caused catastrophic flooding and damage across the state, leading to dozens of deaths and billions in economic losses
- 2020North Carolina's Research Triangle region was ranked as the second-best place for tech jobs in the U.S.
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