The tanker Dixie Arrow was among the ships targeted by German U-boats off North Carolina in WWII. It was hit by a U-boat ...

WILMINGTON, N.C. -- One of the most important African American leaders of the late 1800s was born in North Carolina, but his accomplishments and influence vanished from history for 100 years. Abraham ...

Hurricane Hazel was the most powerful hurricane to ever hit North Carolina. The storm caused major flooding and damage as it made landfall in October 1954. More than 1,000 people were killed in the ...

Explore the Battleship North Carolina, the most decorated American battleship of World War II, now a museum in Wilmington.

On Feb. 24, the Battleship North Carolina held a lecture titled "Forgotten Heroes: N.C.’s Black Patriots of the American ...

Forty-eight of the 50 states in the U.S. have an official state song. (New Jersey is the only state without one, and Maryland retired theirs in 2021.) They are all unique and express distinct ...