Seventy-five years ago today, on a rainy morning in the Jornada del Muerto desert of New Mexico, the United States ushered in the nuclear age with the detonation of the world’s first nuclear explosive device—an event code-named “Trinity.”
Published: Saturday, July 18th, 2020 @ 8:25 am
By: Stan Deatherage
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On July 8, 1970, President Richard M. Nixon issued his “Special Message to the Congress on Indian Affairs,” which served to herald a new era in Federal Indian policy: Indian Self-Determination.
Published: Thursday, July 9th, 2020 @ 4:39 pm
By: Stan Deatherage
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On this day 75 years ago, one of the most intense conflicts of World War II—the Battle of Okinawa—concluded in a historic victory for the United States.
Published: Monday, June 22nd, 2020 @ 11:36 pm
By: Stan Deatherage
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Seventy-five years ago today, the last remnants of the Nazi regime unconditionally surrendered to the Allied Powers, marking the end of World War II in Europe.
Published: Sunday, May 10th, 2020 @ 9:47 pm
By: Stan Deatherage
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Since 1970, Earth Day has provided an opportunity for all Americans to come together to celebrate the majestic natural beauty of our Nation and the world.
Published: Wednesday, April 22nd, 2020 @ 1:51 pm
By: Stan Deatherage
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On the 150th anniversary of the ratification of the 15th Amendment, we celebrate one of the most fundamental and sacred rights of our Republic—the right to vote.
Published: Sunday, February 9th, 2020 @ 4:37 pm
By: Stan Deatherage
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On the occasion of the 60th anniversary of the signing of the United States-Japan Treaty of Mutual Cooperation and Security, I would like to offer my congratulations and best regards to the outstanding Japanese and American leaders present today
Published: Tuesday, January 21st, 2020 @ 9:41 pm
By: Stan Deatherage
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Main Campus Student Center marks first anniversary
Published: Friday, January 10th, 2020 @ 9:20 am
By: ECU News Services
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Signed into law on January 1, 1970, the National Environmental Policy Act (NEPA) requires Federal agencies to consider and inform the public of the environmental effects of proposed major Federal actions.
Published: Friday, January 3rd, 2020 @ 1:33 pm
By: Stan Deatherage
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On December 16, 1944, Nazi forces launched their last major offensive campaign on the Western Front of World War II, deep in the Ardennes Forest.
Published: Monday, December 16th, 2019 @ 9:07 pm
By: Stan Deatherage
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On this day in 1989, courageous men and women from both East and West Germany united to tear down a wall that stood as a symbol of oppression and failed socialism for more than a quarter of a century.
Published: Tuesday, November 12th, 2019 @ 8:03 pm
By: Stan Deatherage
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Seventy-five years ago, American forces landed on Guam to liberate the United States territory that Japan had seized following the attack on Pearl Harbor.
Published: Tuesday, July 23rd, 2019 @ 2:41 pm
By: Stan Deatherage
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Two hundred forty-three years ago today, our Founding Fathers, gathered in Philadelphia, adopted the Declaration of Independence and cast off the shackles of tyranny.
Published: Saturday, July 6th, 2019 @ 10:59 pm
By: Stan Deatherage
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On this day 55 years ago, President Lyndon B. Johnson signed into law the Civil Rights Act of 1964, outlawing discrimination based on race, religion, sex, or national origin.
Published: Friday, July 5th, 2019 @ 1:06 pm
By: Stan Deatherage
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July 2019 marks the 10th anniversary of the North Carolina Department of Administration’s (NC DOA) Office for Historically Underutilized Businesses’ (HUB) Statewide Uniform Certification (SWUC) program and kicks off a celebration of several key milestones for minority- and women-owned businesses
Published: Tuesday, July 2nd, 2019 @ 10:12 am
By: Stan Deatherage
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On June 22, 1944, President Franklin D. Roosevelt signed into law the Servicemen’s Readjustment Act of 1944, commonly referred to as the G.I. Bill, to ensure that our service members returning home from World War II would receive the care and benefits they earned while defending freedom from tyranny
Published: Tuesday, June 25th, 2019 @ 12:17 pm
By: Stan Deatherage
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Governor Roy Cooper shared the following statement in honor of the 75th anniversary of the D-Day invasion:
Published: Thursday, June 6th, 2019 @ 12:44 pm
By: Governor's Office
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On this day, we commemorate the 40th anniversary of St. Pope John Paul II’s historic celebration of the Mass on June 2, 1979, in Warsaw
Published: Tuesday, June 4th, 2019 @ 11:40 am
By: Stan Deatherage
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One hundred fifty years ago, the first transcontinental railroad in the United States was completed, and our Nation was changed forever.
Published: Sunday, May 19th, 2019 @ 6:15 pm
By: Stan Deatherage
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On behalf of the United States, the First Lady and I send our greetings to the people of Australia and to all those gathered to commemorate the 77th Anniversary of the Battle of the Coral Sea.
Published: Sunday, May 12th, 2019 @ 8:33 pm
By: Stan Deatherage
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After, the anniversary celebration, for my parents, yesterday, today was quiet and as ordinary as a Tuesday.
Published: Sunday, July 8th, 2018 @ 9:10 pm
By: Michele Rhem
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I'm honored to be with you today for, really, this historic celebration.
Published: Thursday, June 21st, 2018 @ 12:24 pm
By: Stan Deatherage
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Gov. Cooper today proclaimed June 14 to be the birthday of the U.S. Army in North Carolina, 243 years after the Second Continental Congress established the Army
Published: Tuesday, June 19th, 2018 @ 12:10 pm
By: Governor's Office
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We look back sixteen years ago and remember the horrific attacks on our buildings, on our fellow Americans, on our country, and on our way of life.
Published: Tuesday, September 12th, 2017 @ 1:50 pm
By: Diane Rufino
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On the sixteenth anniversary of 9/11, it's time for a reminder of the lessons we should have learned - and that we have now unlearned.
Published: Tuesday, September 12th, 2017 @ 12:18 am
By: Daily Wire
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One of the tricks of the mind is that we remember things like a snapshot. After a few years our image of the past is cast in indelible concrete like an old picture in the shoe box up in the attic or a statue in the town square
Published: Thursday, June 29th, 2017 @ 9:45 am
By: Bobby Tony
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As the 9/11 anniversary approaches, attacking our national symbols is not productive.
Published: Thursday, September 15th, 2016 @ 9:15 am
By: Jim Kouri
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As we reflect on the 15th anniversary of the tragic events of September 11th, please keep the victims and their families in your thoughts and prayers, including the courageous first responders who lost their lives trying to save others.
Published: Sunday, September 11th, 2016 @ 10:13 pm
By: Thom Tillis
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On Saturday, September 17, 2016, come join the Town of Belhaven as it celebrates the 88th Anniversary Celebration of the Intracoastal Waterway at the Town Dock; 11:30 am to 5:00 pm. Below is the Gala Event Beginning at 3:00 pm.
Published: Wednesday, August 31st, 2016 @ 3:59 pm
By: Stan Deatherage
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On Saturday, September 17, 2016, come join the Town of Belhaven as it celebrates the 88th Anniversary Celebration of the Intracoastal Waterway at the Town Dock; 11:30 am to 5:00 pm
Published: Wednesday, August 31st, 2016 @ 10:07 am
By: Stan Deatherage
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Governor Pat McCrory and Natural and Cultural Resources Secretary Susan Kluttz visited Mount Mitchell State Park yesterday to celebrate the 100th anniversary of North Carolina's state parks...
Published: Tuesday, August 30th, 2016 @ 3:56 pm
By: McCrory Communications
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Six years ago today, amid glowing promises of cost-cutting and expanded health care for all, President Obama signed into law his signature Affordable Care Act
Published: Wednesday, March 23rd, 2016 @ 9:16 pm
By: John Locke Foundation
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