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William Denton
Mar 14
The Comet Quackery of 1910
Ah, 1910. A time of bustling cities, Model T mayhem, and a celestial spectacle that had folks reaching for the fainting couch rather than...
William Denton
Jan 1, 2023
Trial By Tomato?
While the tomato is a beloved part of nearly every cuisine worldwide, there was a time when most people viewed it with suspicion. That...
William Denton
Mar 5, 2021
How the Jefferson family helped shape North Carolina
When most people think of Thomas Jefferson and his family, an image of Virginian nobility usually comes to mind. But the third president...
William Denton
Oct 23, 2019
The Monk of Jazz: Thelonious Monk’s Simple Genius
“Where’s jazz going? I don’t know. Maybe it’s going to hell. You can’t make anything go anywhere. It just happens.” — Thelonious Monk...
William Denton
Oct 1, 2019
Rose Greenhow — D.C. Socialite and Confederate Spy
On October 1st, 1864, Rose O’Neal Greenhow drowned near the Cape Fear River while trying to break the Union blockade of North Carolina’s...
William Denton
Sep 19, 2019
Jack Kerouac’s Inspiration in Rocky Mount
“I transferred to my local bus and instructed the driver to let me off at the country road that wound three miles through the piney woods...
William Denton
Sep 8, 2019
The Curious Case of Lincoln’s Paternity
Anyone who has attended American grade school knows that Abraham Lincoln, the 16th president of the United States, was born in a...
William Denton
Aug 21, 2019
The Cultures of the Native Peoples of Eastern North Carolina
A wood engraving of two Algonquian Natives, based upon a watercolor by John White. Courtesy of N.C. Museum of History. One complication...
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