On December 5, 1770, the Upper House of Assembly first met in the Council Chamber of the newly-constructed “Government House” in New Bern.
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On December 5, 1854, the first lots of Oakdale Cemetery in Wilmington were sold.
On December 5, 1962, a U.S. district court dismissed a suit against two Greensboro hospitals challenging “separate but equal” treatment in private, non-profit hospitals. The case was ultimately overturned on appeal.
On December 5, 1902, the Hall of History—predecessor of the North Carolina Museum of History—opened in a small room inside the old Agriculture Building in downtown Raleigh.
On December 4, 1994, Charlotte Smith, then a member of the UNC Tar Heels women’s basketball team, became the second collegiate women’s player ever to dunk.
On December 4, 1837, a branch of the United States Mint opened in Charlotte.
On December 3, 1820, Omar Ibn Said, one of the best-documented practicing enslaved Muslims in America, joined the First Presbyterian Church, in Fayetteville.
On December 3, 1679, a North Carolina law was passed directing local juries to investigate “felonies, witchcraft, enchantments, sorceries, and magick arts, among other crimes.”
On December 3, 1968 the O’Kaysions, a pop music group, earned a gold record for their hit, “Girl Watcher.”