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Meadowlark Lemon, Basketball’s Court Jester

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Salt Works Established to Support Revolutionary War Effort

Salt Works: Established by order of the Provincial Congress, April 24, 1776, for Revolutionary War use.

L. L. Polk, Agricultural Reformer

An image of L. L.

Herring and Devane’s Gun and Bayonet Factory

Winston-Salem’s Reynolds Building, 1929

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U.S. Senator Sam J. Ervin, Jr. of Watergate Fame

On April 23, 1985, former U.S. Senator and Watergate Committee chairman Sam J. Ervin, Jr., died of respiratory failure at North Carolina Baptist Hospital in Winston-Salem. He was 88.

Robert F. Hoke, Victorious at Plymouth, Promoted

On April 23, 1864, Robert Frederick Hoke, then only 27-years-old, became the youngest major general in the Confederate States Army. He was promoted days after leading a successful campaign to recapture Plymouth in Washington County.

Major Depression-Era Loss at Wingate

On April 23, 1932, the Administration Building of what’s now Wingate University was destroyed by fire.

The Confederate Cabinet Meets in Charlotte

A circa 1860-1880 composite image of the Confederate Cabinet now held by the N.C.

Tar Heel Junior Historians Learn, Boost State History

On April 22, 1953, the General Assembly established the Tar Heel Junior Historian Association program to advance the study of North Carolina history in pub