Topics Related to This Day in North Carolina History

Astrochimp Ham’s Retirement Years in Asheboro

On September 25, 1980, Ham, the “astrochimp,” arrived at the North Carolina Zoological Park in Asheboro.

Medal of Honor Recipient Edwin Anderson of Wilmington

On September 23, 1933, distinguished Rear Admiral Edwin Anderson died in Wilmington.

First Deed, First House Were Batts’s

On September 24, 1660, King Kiscutanewh sold Nathaniel Batts a tract of land in what is now Pasquotank County.

Charlotte’s Thomas Polk Saved the Liberty Bell, 1777

escorting the Liberty Bell

UNC Charlotte’s Modest Beginnings

On September 23, 1946, the Charlotte Center opened to offer evening classes to recent World War II veterans.

James Kenan and the Family Legacy

On September 23, 1740, civic, military and political leader James Kenan was born.

Inglis Fletcher and the “Carolina Series”

On September 23, 1940, Inglis Clark Fletcher published Raleigh’s Eden, the first in her 12-part series of historical novels chronicling life in colonial and revolutionary North Carolina.

C. M. Stedman of Fayetteville, Confederate Veteran

On September 23, 1930, Charles M. Stedman, the last Civil War veteran (Union or Confederate) to serve in the U.S. Congress, died.

Scholar/Activist John Hope Franklin’s Pathbreaking Textbook

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Lincoln Takes Initial Step to Free the Slaves

On September 22, 1862, President Abraham Lincoln issued the Preliminary Emancipation Proclamation, stating his intention to free slaves in states that were rebelling against the Federal government.