History

May 20 is "Meck Dec Day," marking the date in 1775 when the Mecklenburg Declaration of Independence was said to have been announced — more than a year before the nation's official declaration on July 4, 1776.

This Tuesday, marks 250 years since citizens of Mecklenburg County say they became the first American colonists to declare independence from Great Britain. Not everyone believes the story, but that's not stopping the county from celebrating.

The Six Triple Eight sorted millions of pieces of wartime mail in a matter of months but weren't recognized publicly for decades. Just two of the 855 women are believed to be alive for the ceremony.

Neil Frye, who was 20 years old when he was killed, was a mess attendant on the USS West Virginia when it was attacked at Pearl Harbor.

After an eight-year restoration and fundraising effort, Charlotte's historic Siloam School building will reopen to the public this Saturday with a special homecoming event.

For years, guides at the Fort Dobbs historic site in Statesville have tried to tell the fort's story without an actual fort. This weekend, a replica of…

GREENWOOD, S.C. -- As more than 150,000 Allied troops landed on a half dozen French beaches during one of the largest military operations the world has…

The city of Hickory is hoping to expand its Oakwood National Register Historic District north of downtown after an architectural survey identified more…

Tom Hanchett is thought of as Charlotte’s historian, but his actual title is staff historian for the Levine Museum of the New South in uptown Charlotte.…

The state board of education may decide to suggest social studies teachers use a curriculum compiled by The Bill of Rights Institute. That’s an education…