Fact Friday
Fact Friday 287 - UNC Charlotte's Historic NIT Run
Happy Friday! On March 22, 1976, the UNC Charlotte Men's basketball team were given a hero’s welcome home after their second place showing in that year’s N.I.T. tournament. It was the University's first...
Fact Friday 287 - UNC Charlotte's Historic NIT Run
Happy Friday! On March 22, 1976, the UNC Charlotte Men's basketball team were given a hero’s welcome home after their second place showing in that year’s N.I.T. tournament. It was the University's first...
Fact Friday 286 - Mercy Hospital
Happy Friday! Recently, Charlotte's very own Mercy Hospital celebrated its 115th birthday! Founded on February 26, 1906, Mercy Hospital opened as the first Catholic hospital in North Carolina. Established and...
Fact Friday 286 - Mercy Hospital
Happy Friday! Recently, Charlotte's very own Mercy Hospital celebrated its 115th birthday! Founded on February 26, 1906, Mercy Hospital opened as the first Catholic hospital in North Carolina. Established and...
Fact Friday 285 - The First Woman Physician in NC
Happy Friday! Annie Lowrie Alexander was born on January 10, 1864 near the town of Cornelius in northern Mecklenburg County. Her parents were Dr. John Brevard Alexander and Annie Wall Lowrie...
Fact Friday 285 - The First Woman Physician in NC
Happy Friday! Annie Lowrie Alexander was born on January 10, 1864 near the town of Cornelius in northern Mecklenburg County. Her parents were Dr. John Brevard Alexander and Annie Wall Lowrie...
Fact Friday 284 - Selma Burke and the '704' Con...
Happy Friday! Burke with her portrait bust of Booker T. Washington, c. 1935 Selma Burke was born on December 31, 1900, in Mooresville, North Carolina, the seventh of 10 children of...
Fact Friday 284 - Selma Burke and the '704' Con...
Happy Friday! Burke with her portrait bust of Booker T. Washington, c. 1935 Selma Burke was born on December 31, 1900, in Mooresville, North Carolina, the seventh of 10 children of...
Fact Friday 283 - The origin of the Mecklenburg...
Happy Friday! The Mecklenburg County seal can be found on everything from letterhead to buildings. But what are all of those little images that make up the seal? And an...
Fact Friday 283 - The origin of the Mecklenburg...
Happy Friday! The Mecklenburg County seal can be found on everything from letterhead to buildings. But what are all of those little images that make up the seal? And an...
Fact Friday 282 - The Battle of Cowan's Ford
Happy Friday! The Battle of Cowan’s Ford, Mecklenburg County’s last Revolutionary War battle, was fought on February 1, 1781. The battle took place alongside the Catawba River - and...
Fact Friday 282 - The Battle of Cowan's Ford
Happy Friday! The Battle of Cowan’s Ford, Mecklenburg County’s last Revolutionary War battle, was fought on February 1, 1781. The battle took place alongside the Catawba River - and...