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Back in the day

Back In The Day

Off She Goes!

During World War II, more than 1,000 women — the first to fly U.S. military aircraft — contributed to the war effort in the wild blue yonder.

by Jimmy Tomlin
Back In The Day

Lady of the River

How one Durham woman helped save the Eno River.

by Jimmy Tomlin
Back In The Day

Ain’t That a Kick?

In the 1930s, a Craven County man invented the country’s first “self-kicking machine,” a roadside attraction that became so popular it was even visited by celebrities.

by Jimmy Tomlin
Back In The Day

Making the Honor Roll

In 1902, African American educator Charlotte Hawkins Brown founded a groundbreaking school in Sedalia. Today, her legacy lives on.

by Jimmy Tomlin
Back In The Day

Ring in the Old

Rodanthe residents have long celebrated a second Christmas — Old Christmas — on January 6, with, ahem, unusual traditions.

by Jimmy Tomlin
Back In The Day

The Gift of Light

Christmas shopping can be challenging, but back in the first half of the 20th century, North Carolinians got a helpful hint from a most unlikely source.

by Jimmy Tomlin
Back In The Day

Back in the Day: The Mother of Invention

North Carolinian Beulah Henry was hailed as the female counterpart to Thomas Edison, and has been credited with more than 100 inventions.

by Jimmy Tomlin
Back In The Day

Back in the Day: A Whale of a Tale

In 1928, a massive carcass of a sperm whale washed ashore in Wrightsville Beach — and that was just the beginning of the trouble.

by Jimmy Tomlin
Back In The Day

Back in the Day: When the Circus Came to Camp

Legendary circus showman P.T. Barnum’s great-granddaughter founded Rockbrook Camp for Girls in Brevard — and turned a famously tiny chair into a can't-miss attraction among campers.

by Jimmy Tomlin
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