On January 9, 1951, the cornerstone of the “World’s Largest Chair” was laid in downtown Thomasville.
On January 9, 1878, Tabitha Holton became the first woman licensed to practice law in North Carolina. Born in 1854 near Jamestown, she had three brothers, all of whom were attorneys.
On January 9, 1779, James Hogun of Halifax County was chosen as a brigadier general for the North Carolina Continental Line. Hogun, a native of Ireland, settled near Hobgood around 1751.
On January 8, 1926, children’s show television host Soupy Sales, noted for taking pies in the face, was born Milton Supman in Franklinton.
On January 8, 1975, famed firearms inventor David “Carbine” Williams died.
On January 7, 1839, the legislature passed an act to establish North Carolina’s common school system. The law authorized counties to hold elections in which voters approve or reject new taxes for public schools.
On January 7, 1839, the first silver mine in the United States opened at Silver Hill, near Lexington in Davidson County.
On January 6, 1965, Governor Terry Sanford announced that the U.S.
