The Wright Brothers made the first plane flight on Dec.7,1908.

The Whigs defeated the Tories at More's Creek Bridge.

North Carolina adopted its first constitution in 1776.

North Carolina ratified the Constitution and became the 12th state on November 21, 1789.

North Carolina seceded from the Union because of slavery issues in 1861.

North Carolina was readmitted to the Union after being defeated in the Civil War in 1868.

The state took over the support of public schools in 1933.

North Carolina marked the bicentennial of its statehood in 1989.