Topics Related to UNC-Chapel Hill

Astronaut Training (G-132)

Morehead Planetarium trained NASA astronauts in celestial navigation for Mercury, Gemini, Apollo, Skylab missions, 1960-75. Dome 450 ft. S.

James Hogg 1729-1804 (G-108)

Merchant. Left native Scotland, 1774. Partner in Transylvania Company; UNC trustee. Home 1/2 mi. E.; grave 2 blks. N.

J. G. de Roulhac Hamilton (G-103)

Historian, professor, & founder of the Southern Historical Collection at UNC. Born 1/2 block W.

University of N.C. at Chapel Hill (G-92)

First state university to open its doors, 1795. Chartered in 1789 under the Constitution of 1776.

Pioneer Dunker, Lady Tar Heel Charlotte Smith

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.

Illegal Forward Pass, 1895, Set Up College Football Rule Change

On October 26, 1895, UNC fullback Joel Whitaker threw the first forward pass in football to his teammate George Stephens.

“Choo Choo” Justice Barreled Down the Football Field

Football star Charlie "Choo Choo" Justice, native of Asheville, played for UNC 1946 to 1949 before going on to play for the Washington Football Team (formerly Washington Redskins). He was inducted into the North Carolina Sports Hall of Fame in 1963.

Championship Win #1 for Dean Smith

On March 29, 1982, UNC basketball Coach Dean Smith and his Tar Heels won the school’s first national title since 1957.

Carl Kasell and Charles Kuralt Help Launch WUNC-FM

On March 13, 1953, UNC-Chapel Hill students Carl Kasell and Charles Kuralt stepped up to the microphone for WUNC’s inaugural FM broadcast.

Hinton James: First Student at Chapel Hill

On February 12, 1795, Hinton James became the first student to enter the University of North Carolina. James, who had walked to Chapel Hill from his home in New Hanover County, was the only student for the first two weeks of the school year.