Topics Related to This Day in North Carolina History

On December 16, 1859, John A. Copeland Jr., was executed for his participation John Brown’s raid on the United States Arsenal at Harpers Ferry, Virginia.

On December 15, 1862, federal and Confederate forces clashed at what’s today known as Seven Springs, but was then called Whitehall.

On December 15, 1836, Confederate spy Emeline Jamison Pigott was born in Carteret County.

On December 14, 1786, Robert Howe, Continental army general, died on his way to Fayetteville to serve in the state legislature.

On December 14, 1862, Union forces under the command of Gen. John G. Foster launched their second attack on Confederate Gen. Nathan G. “Shanks” Evans at the First Battle of Kinston.

On December 13, 1986, Ella Baker, civil rights leader and organizer of the Student

On December 13, 1951, North Carolina dressmaker Molly McCoy Hancock died.

On December 12, 1985, Arrow Air Flight 1285 crashed during take-off in Gander, Newfoundland.

On December 12, 1906, George Ladshaw submitted a survey of the Green River basin in Henderson and Polk counties, proposing dams and hydroelectric power plants along the waterway.