On June 7, 1969, Private First Class Dan Bullock, a rifleman in the U.S. Marine Corps, was mortally wounded by a burst of enemy small arms fire. He died shortly thereafter. He was only 15-years-old.
At the time he was killed, Bullock was scurrying about to bolster the ammunition supply of the Second Platoon of Company F at An Hoa Combat Base outside Da Nang in South Vietnam. The base was under active assault by the North Vietnamese.
On June 6, 1765, George Sims published the "Nutbush Address." The document, entitled “An Address to the People of Granville County,” set forth in graphic language the abuses of power that the people of the Piedmont region were forced to suffer under colonial rule. The address specifically mentioned excessive taxes, high rents, unfair fees, and fraudulent accounting of public funds. Its particular target was Samuel Benton, political kingpin of colonial Granville.
On June 6, 1920, Wilmington physician J. Buren Sidbury opened Babies Hospital on the sound just across from Wrightsville Beach. Sidbury chose the location because he believed that seaside breezes had curative powers and were especially good for expectant mothers. Similar seaside resort hospitals could be found in Virginia Beach and Atlantic Beach, N.J. at the time.
On June 6, 1928, Bascom Lamar Lunsford kicked off the first Mountain Dance and Folk Festival, an annual tradition that continues “along about sundown” to this day in Asheville. That event spawned similar festivals far and wide. Pete Seeger attended the gathering in 1935 and thereafter dedicated his life to folk music.
On June 5, 1918, attacks by German U-boats began off the North Carolina coast. The raids were the first against the state by a foreign government since the War of 1812, and the initial assault lasted for four days. During that time one German submarine, U-151, sank four Allied ships.
On June 5, 1777, Edward Vail, colonial statesman and Brigadier General of the Edenton District militia, died at age 60.