On February 17, 1945, Roseboro native Rufus G. Herring captained Gunboat 449 into the bay at Iwo Jima two days before the American invasion of the Japanese-held island.
On February 17, 1963, American basketball superstar Michael Jeffrey Jordan was born in Brooklyn, New York.
On February 16, 1872, the infamous Lowrie Gang committed its last robbery. The daring raid netted $28,000. Days later, Henry Berry Lowrie, the leader of the band, disappeared and launched himself into North Carolina legend.
On February 15, 1898, Charles L. Abernathy, editor of the Beaufort Herald-Dispatch, wrote to U. S.
On February 15, 1776, Patriot forces under Colonel James Moore camped on Rockfish Creek in Cumberland County.
On February 14, 1891, the North Carolina Confederate Soldiers’ Home was established by an act of the General Assembly.
On February 13, 1969, African American student activists at Duke University occupied the school’s main administrative building. The takeover of the Allen Building was sparked by the slowness of racial reform at the university.
On February 13, 1943, the first women to sign up for non-clerical duties enlisted in the Marine Corps Women’s Reserve.
On February 12, 1912, Robeson County established the first rural health department in the United States.
