On January 25, 1788, Weldon Edwards was born in Northampton County. Though not as ambitious or well-known as many contemporaries, the “venerable Democrat” was a major player on the stage of 19th century North Carolina politics.
On January 25, 1942, Carl Lee Eller, a former professional football star and North Carolina Sports Hall of Fame member, was born in Winston-Salem.
On January 29, 1901, North Carolina Congressman George H. White delivered his now-famous farewell address.
On January 20, 1840, North Carolina’s first public school opened in Rockingham County.
On January 25, 1946, noted educator Orishatukeh Faduma died.
On January 25, 1990, Johnston County native and world-famous actress Ava Gardner died in her London apartment.
On January 24, 1759, a group of men from Halifax and Edgecombe Counties rode to Francis Corbin’s house in Edenton and seized him during the night.
On January 24, 1961, a B-52G Stratofortress Bomber carrying two nuclear weapons crashed in rural Wayne County, 10 miles northeast of Seymour Johnson Air Force Base. At the height of the Cold War, U.S.
