On December 9, 1868, at a Grand Council held at Cheowa (modern day Robbinsville), the body politic of the Eastern Band of Cherokee Indians (EBCI) was created.
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On December 8, 1840, Sydenham Benoni Alexander, Confederate officer, legislator and agriculturalist, was born in Mecklenburg County.
On December 7, 1946, Billy and Benny McCrary, the world’s largest twins, were born in Hendersonville.
On December 7, 1970, the groundbreaking for what would become Jordan Lake took place. The lake was full about 12 years later. Its namesake was U.S. Senator B. Everett Jordan.
On December 7, 1941, Japanese planes staged a surprise attack on U.S. military forces at Pearl Harbor. Harley Jolley was enrolled in the Army Air Force and stationed at Hickam Air Field. He was asleep at 7:55 a.m. when the attack commenced.
On December 6, 1968, James Taylor released his first and self-titled album.
On December 6, 1955, Russian immigrant Dr. Igor Bensen made the world’s first gyrocopter flight at Kill Devil Hills.
On December 6, 1809, Jacob Henry, North Carolina's first Jewish legislator, delivered a rousing speech about religious liberty to the General Assembly.