On March 8, 1865, the Battle of Wyse Fork began near Kinston.
On March 8, 1705, Bath, the first town in colony of North Carolina, was incorporated. Bath was a thriving town of vital importance to the fledgling colony.
On March 7, 1887, the General Assembly passed legislation allowing for the construction of a secondary school for the Robeson County Indians then called the Croatan and now known as the Lumbee.
On March 7, 1903, the General Assembly established the North Carolina Historical Commission.
On March 7, 1914, George Herman Ruth Jr. hit his first home run as a professional baseball player and gained the nickname “Babe” in Fayetteville.
On March 6, 1970, Lance Crackers produced the last of its trademark five-cent items.
On March 6, 1863, only one week into blockading duty, the USS Peterhoff met an untimely end, south of New Inlet near Confederate-held Fort Fisher.
On March 6, 1836, North Carolina native Micajah Autry died defending the Alamo.
On March 5, 1728, delegates from North Carolina and Virginia met to survey the border between the two colonies.
On March 5, 1756, Nathaniel Alexander, physician, congressman and governor, was born in what is now Mecklenburg County.