Topics Related to This Day in North Carolina History

On August 29, 1882, pioneering physician Connie Guion was born near Lincolnton.

On August 29, 1969, the News and Observer published the first issue of the “Mini Page.”

On August 28, 1974, workers at the J. P. Stevens plant in Roanoke Rapids voted to unionize.

On August 28, 1942, the U.S. Army activated Laurinburg-Maxton air base in Scotland County. The facility, where glider pilots trained, played a little known role in the Allied victory in World War II.

On August 28, 1898, “Pepsi-Cola” got its name.

On August 27, 1891, one of the worst train wrecks in North Carolina occurred at the Bostian Bridge, two miles west of Statesville.

On August 27, 1868, David Lowry Swain, president of the University of North Carolina and former governor, died at age 67. His death was the result of a buggy accident on August 11.

On August 26, 1902, David Schenck, the “father” of Guilford Courthouse National Military Park, died.