1898 – Spanish-American War: The United States declares state of war on Spain effective...
History
1800 – US Library of Congress established with $5,000 allocation. 1865 – Fire alarm...
1789 – President-elect George Washington moves into Franklin House, New York. 1860 – Democratic...
1864 – US mints 2 cent coin (1st appearance of “In God We Trust”)...
1862 – Congress establishes US Mint in Denver, Colorado. 1878 – First Lady Lucy...
1777 – New York adopts new constitution as an independent state. 1894 – 136,000...
Bladen County confirmed it second positive test for COVID-19 last week and the Smithfield...
The winners of the Bladen County 4-H Fashion Show were Sonya Coble, Anita Lesane...
1775 – American Revolution begins in Lexington, Massachusetts. The “Shot Heard Round the World”...
1865 – Confederate General Joseph E. Johnston surrenders to General William T. Sherman in...
1853 – US Marine Hospital at Presidio, San Francisco forms. 1864 – Battle of...
1789 – George Washington heads for 1st presidential inauguration. 1861 – US President Abraham...
1850 – City of San Francisco incorporated. 1861 – Federal army (75,000) mobilized by...
1828 – First American Dictionary: its author Noah Webster registers its copyright for publication....
1796 – First elephant arrives in US from India. 1865 – Raleigh, North Carolina,...
Bladen County had no new confirmed cases of COVID-19 during the week and remained...
1776 – Halifax Resolution for Independence adopted by North Carolina. 1861 – Fort Sumter...
1865 – Abraham Lincoln urges a spirit of generous conciliation during reconstruction. 1890 – Ellis...
1790 – US Patent system forms. 1849 – Safety pin patented by Walter Hunt...
1833 – 1st US supported public library in Peterborough, New Hampshire. 1866 – Civil...
1862 – John D Lynde patents aerosol dispenser. 1879 – Milk sold in glass...
1805 – Lewis and Clark Expedition leaves Fort Maden beginning their journey to the...
1808 – John Jacob Astor incorporates the American Fur Company. 1888 – George Eastman...
1621 – Mayflower sails from Plymouth on a return trip to England. 1806 –...
Bladenboro Mayor Pro Tem Frank Edwards resigned. He was replaced by Charles Herring. Bladen...
1850 – City of Los Angeles incorporated. 1887 – Susanna Madora Salter elected 1st...
1848 – Thomas Douglas becomes 1st public teacher in San Francisco. 1882 – American...
1827 – US inventor Joseph Dixon of Salem, Massachusetts, begins manufacturing lead pencils. 1866...
1850 – San Francisco County government established. 1889 – 1st dishwashing machine marketed (Chicago)...
1850 – US population hits 23,191,876. 1880 – 1st town to claim to be...
1842 – Ether used as an anesthetic for 1st time by Dr Crawford Long...
1848 – Niagara Falls stops flowing for 30 hours due to an ice jam....
1885 – US Salvation Army officially organized. 1922 – 1st microfilm device introduced. 1924...
1794 – The United States Government establishes a permanent Navy and authorizes the building...
1790 – US Congress passes Naturalization Act, requires 2-year residency. 1820 – Future Mormon...
1863 – 1st US Army Medal of Honor awarded. 1882 – 1st demonstration of...
1832 – Mormon Joseph Smith beaten, tarred & feathered in Ohio. 1883 – 1st...
1775 – Patrick Henry proclaims “Give me liberty or give me death” in speech...
1861 – 1st US nursing school chartered. 1871 – William Holden of North Carolina...
There were 2,030 deer reported killed in Bladen County in 1984. John Franklin and...
1844 – The original date predicted by William Miller of Massachusetts for the return...
1852 – Harriet Beecher Stowe’s “Uncle Tom’s Cabin” published in Boston. 1886 – 1st...
1822 – Boston, Massachusetts incorporated as a city. 1883 – Jan Matzeliger invents first...
1818 – US Congress approves 1st pensions for government service. 1850 – Henry Wells...
1755 – Transylvania Land Company buys Kentucky for $50,000 from a Cherokee chief. 1845...
A new television system was being installed at Bladen County Hospital. Ed Cox was...
1771 – The Battle of Alamance, a pre-American Revolutionary War battle between local militia...
1781 – British and American forces clash during the Battle of Guilford Court House,...
1644 – England grants patent for Providence Plantation (now Rhode Island) 1794 – Eli...
1677 – Massachusetts gains title to Maine for $6,000. 1852 – Uncle Sam cartoon...
As many know, March is Women’s History Month. Mr. Tony Priest of Clarkton donated...
1755 – 1st steam engine in America installed, to pump water from a mine....
1779 – US Army Corps of Engineers established (1st time) 1865 – General William...
1849 – Abraham Lincoln applies for a patent (only US President to do so)...
1822 – Charles Graham of NY granted first US patent for artificial teeth. 1897...
1817 – The New York Stock Exchange is founded. 1884 – Susan B. Anthony...
Hickory Grove Volunteer Fire Department was holding an open house and inviting the public...
1801 – Massachusetts enacts first state voter registration law. 1854 – Charles Miller patents...
1810 – Illinois passes 1st state vaccination legislation in US. 1886 – 1st US...
1836 – Samuel Colt manufactures first pistol, 34-caliber “Texas” model. 1853 – Piano company...
1789 – US House of Representative 1st full meeting, NYC, F Muhlenberg 1st speaker....
1812 – US passes 1st foreign aid bill (aids Venezuela earthquake victims) 1847 –...
1819 – US passed its 1st immigration law. 1866 – 1st US company to...
1781 – Continental Congress officially adopts the Articles of Confederation, the first constitution of...
The North Carolina Jaycee of the Month for December 1984 was Woody Hester of...
1892 – St. Petersburg, Florida is incorporated. 1904 – Theodore Roosevelt, appoints 7-man Panama...
1784 – John Wesley charters Methodist Church. 1849 – 1st boat load of gold...
1813 – 1st federal vaccination legislation enacted. 1872 – Charlotte Ray, 1st African American...
1863 – Abraham Lincoln signs National Currency Act, establishes single national US currency. 1893...
1791 – 1st U.S. bank chartered. 1836 – Samuel Colt patents first multi-shot revolving-cylinder revolver, enabling...
1839 – Steam shovel patented by William Otis, Philadelphia. 1868 – US House of...
Twyla Taylor was elected President of the Tar Heel High School Beta Club. Mr....
1813 – 1st US raw cotton-to-cloth mill founded in Waltham, Massachusetts. 1886 – Aluminum...
1775 – 1st US joint stock company (to make cloth) offers shares at 10...
North Carolina Department of Natural and Cultural Resources has published a large selection of...
1792 – US Congress passes Presidential Succession Act. 1842 – 1st known sewing machine...
1792 – US postal service created, postage 6-12 cents depending on distance. 1809 –...
1856 – Tin-type camera patented by Hamilton Smith, Gambler, Ohio. 1878 – Thomas Edison...
1879 – Sculptor Frederic-Auguste Bartholdi is awarded a patent for the Statue of Liberty....
1621 – Myles Standish is elected as the first commander of the Plymouth Colony....
1838 – Kentucky passes law permitting women to attend school under conditions. 1852 –...
Ricky Leinwand was elected President of the Elizabethtown Jaycees. All District Band members from...
1768 – 1st mustard manufactured in America advertised. Philadelphia. 1842 – 1st adhesive postage...
1849 – In New York City, James Knox Polk becomes first serving US President...
1795 – 1st state university in US opens, University of North Carolina. 1861 –...
1855 – Michigan State University established. 1870 – Utah becomes the second territory in...
1809 – Robert Fulton patents steamboat. 1851 – US President Abraham Lincoln takes train...
1855 – US citizenship laws amended; all children of US parents born abroad granted...
The Bladen County Board of Commissioners passed a resolution Feb. 3 declaring the county...
1825 – House of Representatives elects John Quincy Adams 6th US president. 1870 –...
1862 – Battle of Roanoke Island NC, Federals gain control of Pamlico Sound. 1898...
1817 – Baltimore becomes the 1st American city lit by gas street lamps with...
1778 – France recognizes USA, signs Treaty of Alliance in Paris, 1st US treaty....
1644 – 1st US livestock branding law passed, by Connecticut. 1736 – Methodists John...
1789 – 1st US electoral college chooses George Washington as President and John Adams...
1834 – Wake Forest University is established in North Carolina. 1876 – Albert Spalding...
1802 – 1st leopard exhibited in US, Boston (admission 25 cents) 1869 – James...
A former union president is sentenced for embezzlement, a new business incubator officially opens...
Contributed by Bladen County Commissioner Arthur Bullock No history of the United States of...
The Elizabethtown Rescue Squad made 31 calls in December of 1984. Dr. Jerry Wallace...