June 12: Happy Birthday! James Gordon Hanes Sr.
James Gordon Hanes Sr., known as “Jim,” was born on this day in 1886, in Winston-Salem. He was one of eight children, six boys and two girls, born to John Wesley and Anna Hodgin...
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June 12,1968: WSJS Television Transmitter Damaged by Lightning
On this day in 1968, the WSJS television transmitter facility on Sauratown Mountain was extensively damaged when lightning struck the antenna at the top of the 650-foot tower. The photo above shows the transmitter...