The Courage to Fly

On September 11, 1974, Eastern Air Lines Flight 212 went down near Charlotte, becoming one of the worst plane crashes in state history. Colette Watson, then a 26-year-old flight attendant, told writer Philip Gerard her account of the accident and its aftermath.

Quiz: How It’s Made

Yachts in New Bern, drums in Monroe, and hot-air balloons in Statesville: North Carolina manufacturers create products that make our lives easier — and a lot more fun.