Today in History
November 21, 1789
Unionizing
After a first constitutional convention fails, North Carolina holds a second in November 1789. The Federalists prevail and the state becomes the 12th to ratify the Constitution and join the Union. In 1861 North Carolina secedes from the Union to join the Confederate States of America after the Battle at Fort Sumter. It rejoins in 1868, three years after the Civil War ends.
November 2009
Today's Feature History Article
100 Days That Shook the World
The all-but-forgotten story of the unlikely hero who ensured victory in the American Revolution
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