June 8: Happy Birthday! Dr. John B. Bynum
Dr. John Bynum was born on this day in 1860, in Stokes County, to Dr. Hampton Wade and Mary Speas Bynum. His family moved to Winston-Salem in 1869, where his father practiced medicine until...
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June 8, 1940: Thomas E. Dewey Campaigns in Winston-Salem
On this day in 1940, Thomas E. Dewey brought his campaign for the presidency to Winston-Salem. Republican presidential candidate Dewey spoke to a packed audience in the Reynolds Park gymnasium. The topic of his...