March 21, 2009: Dash Names its Mascot
The new baseball team, the Dash, announced its mascot in the newspaper on this date in 2009. The new mascot will be named “Bolt,” continuing the theme of quickness in movement. The look of...
Category: On This Date
March 20: Happy Birthday! William King Hoyt
William King Hoyt was born in Saratoga County, New York, in 1889. He graduated from Swarthmore College and was employed by the Trenton, New Jersey, Times from mid-1912 to 1924. During that time he...
March 20,1936: Admiral Byrd Shares his Adventures
Admiral Richard E. Byrd, in uniform at right, the famous Antarctic explorer, visited Winston-Salem on this date in 1936, and posed for pictures with Klondike Iceberg (the bull). Klondike Iceberg was owned by Thurmond...
March 19: Happy Birthday! Carl Jethro Quate
Carl Jethro Quate was born in Forsyth County to Ed and Laura Branson Quate in 1902. He manufactured brick with his father for many years, at Quate and Sons, Inc. He also worked for...
March 19,1939: New Buildings for WSTC
Winston-Salem Teachers’ College (now known as Winston-Salem State University), held a dedication service on this date in 1939. The dedication service was for three new buildings: an auditorium, a dining hall, and a women’s...
March 18: Happy Birthday! Joseph O. White
Joseph Oliver White was born in Winston in 1860 to James Alexander and Louisa Marion Carmichael White. His father owned a buggy business, White’s Buggy Shop, and Joseph became a partner in the business...
March 18,1940: Old Salem’s Fourth House Opens
Restoration of the “Fourth House,” the fourth house erected after the Moravians settled in Salem, has been completed by the Colonial Dames of North Carolina. And, public inspection of the house was set for...
March 17: Happy Birthday! Sihon Alexander Ogburn
Sihon Alexander Ogburn was born in Stokes County (later became Forsyth County) in 1840 to James E. and Sarah Tatum Ogburn. He grew up on his father’s farm, and helped his father in raising...
March 17, 1978: R. J. Reynolds World Headquarters Dedication
The new $40 million headquarters building for R. J. Reynolds Industries was dedicated on this date in 1978. The building was made of reflective glass and stood five-stories tall. Operations for RJR’s tobacco, energy,...
March 16: Happy Birthday! William Henry Miller
William Henry Miller was born in 1830, and when he died in 1911, at the age of 84, he was one of the oldest citizens of Salem. Miller was a carpenter, and was considered...