1850 – San Francisco County government established. 1889 – 1st dishwashing machine marketed (Chicago) 1899 – NC Mutual opens doors for business. 1927 – 1st…
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1850 – US population hits 23,191,876. 1880 – 1st town to claim to be completely illuminated by electric lighting (Wabash, Indiana) 1906 – Intercollegiate Athletic…
1842 – Ether used as an anesthetic for 1st time by Dr Crawford Long (Georgia). 1867 – Alaska Purchase: US buys Alaska from Russia for…
1848 – Niagara Falls stops flowing for 30 hours due to an ice jam. 1867 – Congress first approves building of Lincoln Memorial. 1912 –…
1885 – US Salvation Army officially organized. 1922 – 1st microfilm device introduced. 1924 – WGN-AM in Chicago, IL begins radio transmissions. 1942 – 4th…
1794 – The United States Government establishes a permanent Navy and authorizes the building of six frigates. 1841 – 1st US steam fire engine tested, NYC.…
1790 – US Congress passes Naturalization Act, requires 2-year residency. 1820 – Future Mormon church leader Joseph Smith has his “First Vision” in a wooded…
1863 – 1st US Army Medal of Honor awarded. 1882 – 1st demonstration of pancake making, held at a department store in NYC. 1905 –…
1832 – Mormon Joseph Smith beaten, tarred & feathered in Ohio. 1883 – 1st telephone call between NY & Chicago. 1900 – New York City Mayor…
1775 – Patrick Henry proclaims “Give me liberty or give me death” in speech in favor of Virginian troops joining US Revolutionary war. 1839 –…
1861 – 1st US nursing school chartered. 1871 – William Holden of North Carolina becomes 1st governor removed by impeachment. 1903 – Nigeria Falls runs…
There were 2,030 deer reported killed in Bladen County in 1984. John Franklin and Mable Burney were celebrating their 50th wedding anniversary. Marc Butler of…
1844 – The original date predicted by William Miller of Massachusetts for the return of Christ and the end of the world. 1865 – Battle…
1852 – Harriet Beecher Stowe’s “Uncle Tom’s Cabin” published in Boston. 1886 – 1st AC power plant in US begins commercial operation in Massachusetts. 1900…
1822 – Boston, Massachusetts incorporated as a city. 1883 – Jan Matzeliger invents first machine to manufacture entire shoes. 1895 – Los Angeles Railway established…
1818 – US Congress approves 1st pensions for government service. 1850 – Henry Wells & William Fargo form American Express in Buffalo. 1881 – Barnum…
1755 – Transylvania Land Company buys Kentucky for $50,000 from a Cherokee chief. 1845 – Rubber band patented by Stephen Perry of London. 1868 –…
A new television system was being installed at Bladen County Hospital. Ed Cox was name the new Bladen County Hospital Board Chairman. Irene Brisson of…
1771 – The Battle of Alamance, a pre-American Revolutionary War battle between local militia and a group of rebels called “The Regulators”, occurs in present-day…
1781 – British and American forces clash during the Battle of Guilford Court House, North Carolina. British suffer heavy losses, surrendering to George Washington in…
1644 – England grants patent for Providence Plantation (now Rhode Island) 1794 – Eli Whitney patents the cotton gin machine revolutionizing the cotton industry in…
1677 – Massachusetts gains title to Maine for $6,000. 1852 – Uncle Sam cartoon figure made its debut in the New York Lantern weekly. 1884…
As many know, March is Women’s History Month. Mr. Tony Priest of Clarkton donated some old files to BladenOnline.com. While our staff members were sifting…
1755 – 1st steam engine in America installed, to pump water from a mine. 1850 – 1st US $20 gold piece issued. 1894 – Coca-Cola…
1779 – US Army Corps of Engineers established (1st time) 1865 – General William T. Sherman’s union forces occupies Fayetteville, North Carolina. 1893 – 1st…
1849 – Abraham Lincoln applies for a patent (only US President to do so) for a device to lift a boat over shoals and obstructions.…
1822 – Charles Graham of NY granted first US patent for artificial teeth. 1897 – Cleveland Indians fans start calling the team “Indians” (in 1915…
1817 – The New York Stock Exchange is founded. 1884 – Susan B. Anthony addresses U.S. House Judiciary Committee arguing for an amendment to the…
Hickory Grove Volunteer Fire Department was holding an open house and inviting the public to attend and see their new fire truck. Bladenboro High School…
1801 – Massachusetts enacts first state voter registration law. 1854 – Charles Miller patents 1st US sewing machine to stitch buttonholes. 1876 – Alexander Graham…
1810 – Illinois passes 1st state vaccination legislation in US. 1886 – 1st US alternating current power plant starts, Barrington, Massachusetts. 1899 – “Aspirin” (acetylsalicylic…
1836 – Samuel Colt manufactures first pistol, 34-caliber “Texas” model. 1853 – Piano company Steinway & Sons founded by Heinrich Steinway (later Henry Steinway) in…
1789 – US House of Representative 1st full meeting, NYC, F Muhlenberg 1st speaker. 1841 – Longest US presidential inauguration speech (8,443 words), William Henry…
1812 – US passes 1st foreign aid bill (aids Venezuela earthquake victims) 1847 – US Post Office Department is authorized to issue postage stamps. 1885…
1819 – US passed its 1st immigration law. 1866 – 1st US company to make sewing needles by machine incorporated, Conn. 1874 – National Association…
1781 – Continental Congress officially adopts the Articles of Confederation, the first constitution of the United States of America after ratification by the 13th state,…
The North Carolina Jaycee of the Month for December 1984 was Woody Hester of Bladenboro. Junior Nance of Bladenboro was inducted into the Pembroke State…
1892 – St. Petersburg, Florida is incorporated. 1904 – Theodore Roosevelt, appoints 7-man Panama Canal Commission to proceed with completing a canal at the Isthmus.…
1784 – John Wesley charters Methodist Church. 1849 – 1st boat load of gold rush prospectors arrives in San Francisco from the east coast. 1878…
1813 – 1st federal vaccination legislation enacted. 1872 – Charlotte Ray, 1st African American woman lawyer in USA, graduates from Howard University. 1883 – Oscar…
1863 – Abraham Lincoln signs National Currency Act, establishes single national US currency. 1893 – 2 Clydesdales horses set record by pulling 48 tons on…
1791 – 1st U.S. bank chartered. 1836 – Samuel Colt patents first multi-shot revolving-cylinder revolver, enabling the firearm to be fired multiple times without reloading. 1852 –…
1839 – Steam shovel patented by William Otis, Philadelphia. 1868 – US House of Representatives vote 126 to 47 to impeach President Andrew Johnson. 1888…
Twyla Taylor was elected President of the Tar Heel High School Beta Club. Mr. and Mrs. Miller Taylor of Dublin celebrated their 50th wedding anniversary.…
1813 – 1st US raw cotton-to-cloth mill founded in Waltham, Massachusetts. 1886 – Aluminum manufacturing process developed. 1896 – Tootsie Roll introduced by Leo Hirshfield.…
1775 – 1st US joint stock company (to make cloth) offers shares at 10 cents. 1856 – 1st national meeting of Republican Party (Pittsburgh) 1879…
1792 – US Congress passes Presidential Succession Act. 1842 – 1st known sewing machine patented in US, John Greenough, Washington, D.C. 1878 – World’s 1st…
1792 – US postal service created, postage 6-12 cents depending on distance. 1809 – US Supreme Court rules federal government power greater than any state.…
1856 – Tin-type camera patented by Hamilton Smith, Gambler, Ohio. 1878 – Thomas Edison is granted a patent for his gramophone (phonograph) 1906 – Will…
1879 – Sculptor Frederic-Auguste Bartholdi is awarded a patent for the Statue of Liberty. 1885 – Mark Twain publishes the “Adventures of Huckleberry Finn” in…
1621 – Myles Standish is elected as the first commander of the Plymouth Colony. 1801 – US House of Representatives breaks electoral college tie, chooses…
1838 – Kentucky passes law permitting women to attend school under conditions. 1852 – Studebaker Brothers wagon company, precursor of the automobile manufacturer, is established.…
Ricky Leinwand was elected President of the Elizabethtown Jaycees. All District Band members from Elizabethtown were Kelly Smith, Ashley Smith and John Britt. 84 building…
1768 – 1st mustard manufactured in America advertised. Philadelphia. 1842 – 1st adhesive postage stamps in US (private company), NYC. 1898 – USS Maine sinks…
1849 – In New York City, James Knox Polk becomes first serving US President to have his photograph taken (by Mathew Brady) 1876 – Alexander…
1795 – 1st state university in US opens, University of North Carolina. 1861 – Abraham Lincoln declared US President in Washington, D.C. 1886 – Painter…
1855 – Michigan State University established. 1870 – Utah becomes the second territory in the United States to pass a law allowing women to vote,…
1809 – Robert Fulton patents steamboat. 1851 – US President Abraham Lincoln takes train from Springfield to Washington D.C. 1895 – Georgetown became part of…
1855 – US citizenship laws amended; all children of US parents born abroad granted US citizenship. 1879 – 1st electric arc light used (California Theater)…
The Bladen County Board of Commissioners passed a resolution Feb. 3 declaring the county as a constitutional rights protected county of the Second Amendment. The…
1825 – House of Representatives elects John Quincy Adams 6th US president. 1870 – US Army establishes US National Weather Service. 1900 – Dwight Davis…
1862 – Battle of Roanoke Island NC, Federals gain control of Pamlico Sound. 1898 – John Ames Sherman patents 1st envelopes folding & gumming machine…
1817 – Baltimore becomes the 1st American city lit by gas street lamps with the first turned on at Market and Lemon Streets (currently Baltimore…
1778 – France recognizes USA, signs Treaty of Alliance in Paris, 1st US treaty. 1815 – New Jersey issues 1st US railroad charter (John Stevens)…
1644 – 1st US livestock branding law passed, by Connecticut. 1736 – Methodists John and Charles Wesley arrive in Savannah, Georgia. 1850 – Adding machine…
1789 – 1st US electoral college chooses George Washington as President and John Adams as Vice-President. 1824 – J.W. Goodrich introduces rubber galoshes to public.…
1834 – Wake Forest University is established in North Carolina. 1876 – Albert Spalding with $800 starts sporting goods co., manufacturing 1st official baseball, tennis…
1802 – 1st leopard exhibited in US, Boston (admission 25 cents) 1869 – James Oliver invents removable tempered steel plow blade. 1892 – Bottle cap…
A former union president is sentenced for embezzlement, a new business incubator officially opens in Elizabethtown and a school gym is named for a retired…
Contributed by Bladen County Commissioner Arthur Bullock No history of the United States of America can be said to reflect the true story of America,…
The Elizabethtown Rescue Squad made 31 calls in December of 1984. Dr. Jerry Wallace was the guest speaker at the Elizabethtown Jaycee’s Distinguished Service Banquet.…
1893 – Thomas Edison completes worlds 1st movie studio at West Orange, New Jersey. 1920 – 1st commercial armored car introduced (St. Paul, Minnesota) 1948…
1851 – San Francisco Orphan’s Asylum founded, 1st in California. 1876 – The United States orders all Native Americans to move into reservations. 1905 –…
1835 – Richard Lawrence misfires at President Andrew Jackson in Washington, D.C. in 1st attempted assassination of a US President. 1862 – USS Monitor, the…
1785 – In a surprising announcement, John Hancock resigns as Governor of Massachusetts, allegedly due to his failing health. 1892 – The Coca-Cola Company is…
1855 – The first locomotive runs from the Atlantic Ocean to the Pacific Ocean on the Panama Railway. 1878 – 1st telephone exchange (New Haven,…
1880 – Thomas Edison patents electric incandescent lamp. 1894 – 1st college basketball game, University of Chicago beats Chicago YMCA 19-11. 1915 – US Marines…
1802 – Congress passes an act calling for a US Capitol library. 1862 – Lincoln issues General War Order #1, calling for a Union offensive,…
The Bladen County Shriners held their annual fish fry and raised over $9,000. Wilbur Ward of Clarkton was appointed to the Bladen Technical College Board.…
1819 – University of Virginia chartered by Commonwealth of Virginia, with Thomas Jefferson one of its founders. 1877 – Congress establishes the Electoral Commission to…
1848 – James Marshall finds gold in Sutter’s Mill in Coloma, California. 1899 – Rubber heel for boots or shoes patented by American Humphrey O’Sullivan.…
1845 – Uniform US election day for President and VP authorized. 1889 – Daniel Williams forms Provident Hospital in Chicago. 1907 – Charles Curtis of…
1879 – James Shields (D) elected US senator from Missouri after previously serving as US senator from Illinois & Minnesota. 1888 – Columbia Phonograph was…
1853 – Envelope-folding machine patented by Russell Hawes in Worchester, Massachusetts. 1899 – Opel manufactures its first automobile. 1908 – “Sullivan Ordinance” is passed in…
1872 – California Stock Exchange Board organized. 1887 – US Senate approves naval base lease of Pearl Harbor. 1920 – The American Civil Liberties Union…
Former Clarkton Police Chief Steve Gunsallus graduated from the North Carolina Highway Patrol School and is now a highway patrolman. The unemployment rate in Bladen…
1896 – 1st demonstration of an X-ray machine in US (NYC) 1896 – First college basketball game with 5 players on each side is conducted…
1896 – 1st demonstration of an X-ray machine in US (NYC) 1896 – First college basketball game with 5 players on each side is conducted…
1871 – 1st cable car patented, by Andrew Smith Hallidie in the US (begins service in 1873) 1899 – US takes possession of Wake Island…
1865 – Drunken sailor attacks munitions at Ft. Fisher, NC, 40 die. 1868 – Refrigerator car patented by William Davis, a fish dealer in Detroit.…
1861 – Steam elevator patented by Elisha Otis. 1865 – Ft. Fisher, NC, falls to Union troops. 1870 – Donkey first used as symbol Democratic…
1799 – Eli Whitney receives government contract for 10,000 muskets. 1868 – North Carolina constitutional convention meets in Raleigh. 1878 – US Supreme Court rules…
1794 – Congress changes US flag to 15 stars and 15 strips. 1863 – Chenille yarn making machine patented by William Carter in NYC. 1913…
Garland Roth was elected President of The Bladen County Law Enforcement Association. Karen Storms of Bladenboro was the Southeastern Community College Homecoming Queen. Building permits…
1773 – First public museum established in north America colonies (Charleston, SC) 1812 – 1st cargo arrives from New Orleans by steam, from Natchez. 1865…
1838 – First public demonstration of telegraph messages sent using dots and dashes at Speedwell Ironworks in Morristown, New Jersey by Samuel Morse and Alfred…
1776 – “Common Sense” pamphlet by Thomas Paine, published advocating American Independence. 1870 – John D. Rockefeller incorporates Standard Oil. 1901 – Oil discovered at…
1848 – 1st commercial bank in San Francisco established. 1894 – New England Telephone and Telegraph installs the first battery operated telephone switchboard in Lexington,…
1790 – 1st US President George Washington delivers 1st state of the union address. 1835 – US national debt is $0 for the first and…