Fact Friday

Fact Friday 227 - Before they were the 49ers

Fact Friday 227 - Before they were the 49ers

Happy Friday!    This Friday the Charlotte 49ers will play in their first bowl game in program history and Niner Nation is on fire! Charlotte will face off against Buffalo...

Fact Friday 227 - Before they were the 49ers

Happy Friday!    This Friday the Charlotte 49ers will play in their first bowl game in program history and Niner Nation is on fire! Charlotte will face off against Buffalo...

Fact Friday 226 - The Historic Singing Christmas Tree

Fact Friday 226 - The Historic Singing Christma...

Happy Friday!    Historic Singing Christmas Tree Postcard, undated First performed at Ovens Auditorium in 1956, the Singing Christmas Tree is one of Charlotte’s longest running holiday traditions. The original...

Fact Friday 226 - The Historic Singing Christma...

Happy Friday!    Historic Singing Christmas Tree Postcard, undated First performed at Ovens Auditorium in 1956, the Singing Christmas Tree is one of Charlotte’s longest running holiday traditions. The original...

Fact Friday 225 - The Oldest Person Alive in the U.S.!

Fact Friday 225 - The Oldest Person Alive in th...

Happy Friday!    Today's Fact Friday comes to us from QC Metro.  A Charlotte woman is now on record as being the oldest person alive in the United States –...

Fact Friday 225 - The Oldest Person Alive in th...

Happy Friday!    Today's Fact Friday comes to us from QC Metro.  A Charlotte woman is now on record as being the oldest person alive in the United States –...

Fact Friday 224 - Charlotte's First Tax-Supported Public Schools

Fact Friday 224 - Charlotte's First Tax-Support...

Happy Friday!  Charlotte’s first two tax-supported public schools opened on September 11, 1882. Given this was prior to Brown vs. The Board of Education, the two schools were segregated, with...

Fact Friday 224 - Charlotte's First Tax-Support...

Happy Friday!  Charlotte’s first two tax-supported public schools opened on September 11, 1882. Given this was prior to Brown vs. The Board of Education, the two schools were segregated, with...

Fact Friday 223 - Historic Bain Academy

Fact Friday 223 - Historic Bain Academy

Happy Friday!  In Fact Friday 11, we highlighted Garinger as the oldest high school in the city, originally founded as Charlotte High School in 1908/09 on the campus where Central...

Fact Friday 223 - Historic Bain Academy

Happy Friday!  In Fact Friday 11, we highlighted Garinger as the oldest high school in the city, originally founded as Charlotte High School in 1908/09 on the campus where Central...

Fact Friday 222 - Where did the "Gold" in #GoldStandard Come From?

Fact Friday 222 - Where did the "Gold" in #Gold...

Happy Friday!  The one and only Mike Hill, outspoken and social media savvy Athletic Director for UNC Charlotte, single-handedly coined the mantra "Gold Standard" as it relates to the standard of excellence...

Fact Friday 222 - Where did the "Gold" in #Gold...

Happy Friday!  The one and only Mike Hill, outspoken and social media savvy Athletic Director for UNC Charlotte, single-handedly coined the mantra "Gold Standard" as it relates to the standard of excellence...