Speaker, Writer, Retired Fundraiser N. Carolina History Enthusiast Member @TryonPalace Commission Author: Washington's 1791 Southern Tour @UNC & @HollinsU alum
Blowing Rock, N.C.
Joined February 2025
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Out 'n about a few years ago sharing the story of George Washington's 1791 Southern Tour.
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The high temperature in Washington, DC, today was 69°F.
On Veterans Day in 1987, the high temperature was 35°F.
Plus 11.5 inches of snow.
But at the Vietnam Veterans Memorial on Nov. 11, 1987, that didn't stop Ted Koppel or Bob Hope ...
If you like baseball, the World War II era, and Chapel Hill, you might enjoy the book, The Cloudbuster Nine by Anne Keene.
On Veteran’s Day and leading up to @UNCFootball’s Military Appreciation Game, a tribute to one very interesting serviceman: Baseball great Ted Williams, who spent time in Chapel Hill in 1942 with the Navy Pre-Flight training program (shown here boxing at Emerson Field) and experienced actual combat later during the Korean War, flying 39 combat missions as a Marine fighter aviator. (NC Collection)
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Nothing to add to this: Guard scolds Hegseth, advisers for laughing at Tomb of Unknown Soldier usatoday.com/story/news/poli… via @usatoday
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UNC Chancellor Lee Roberts tells me he's against Raleigh getting a Major League Baseball team, worried about what could to do attendance, especially the overlap with college football season, and sponsorship dollars available for local college teams, wral.com/sports/unc-chancell…
Congratulations @ChuckHubbardNC!: Democrat Chuck Hubbard leads Rep. Virginia Foxx in race for NC’s 5th Congressional District after provisional ballots counted qcnews.com/news/politics/ele…
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The @GradyWhiteBoats story is terrific. Owner Eddie Smith opts for a perpetual purpose trust instead of selling for more than $400M, ensuring 300+ jobs and community support stays in Greenville. Easy to see why his CEO has been there 51 years and many team members are 30+ years.
I knew that @MLB player Gene Larkin graduated from Columbia. I found this article when I inquired if Lou Gehrig earned a degree from @Columbia: 28 Famous Columbia Alumni … Who Never Graduated by @columbiamag
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Near Greenville, N.C.: Patriot Grove dedication set for Veterans Day after 250 native trees planted wcti12.com/news/local/patrio…
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With provisionals now counted in North Carolina, it looks like Democrats will flip the seats of both GOP Rep. Virginia Foxx NC-5 and GOP Rep. Greg Murphy NC-3.
That would put Democrats on course to win 260 seats in the House, a net gain of 45 seats.
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Make corner stores legal again in Raleigh. Richmond is a great example of a city with corner stores; you shouldn't have to drive 15 minutes to get groceries.
🧵One of the issues I’ve advocated for throughout my seven years on Raleigh City Council is making it easier to bring small businesses back into our neighborhoods. (1/7)
raleighmag.com/2026/10/29/ne…
This is a beautiful place! We enjoyed a visit there a few years ago and we hope to visit again.
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November 10th, 1978: A national monument since 1939, Badlands in southwest South Dakota is designated as a national park. The 244,000-acre park will eventually host about a million visitors a year coming to see wildlife, fossils, and the Badlands wall.
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"Ordered, That a copy of the above be transmitted to the General." That's the last sentence of the orders from Congress creating the Continental Marines #OnThisDay in 1775.
“Resolved, That two Battalions of marines be raised, consisting of one Colonel, two Lieutenant Colonels, two Majors, and other officers as usual…”
John Hancock forwarded this resolution directly to General Washington, who was in Cambridge, Massachusetts, with the army at the time.
Although the Continental Marines were disbanded after the war, on July 11, 1798, President John Adams signed legislation reestablishing the Marine Corps as a permanent military force.
Happy 251st Birthday to the United States Marine Corps!
Lordy mercy! I know the answer to this in my sleep. I see Douglas SBD Dauntless dive bombers in my dreams.
Congressman: Pearl Harbor was bombed on December 7th, 1941. How long did it take for the US to have its first major victory in World War II in the Pacific theater?
Pete Hegseth: A number of years.
Congressman: No, it was actually 6 months. It was the Battle of Midway. It was a turning point of World War II.
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