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Time Period >> Modern Era Begins 1946 - 1959
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Historical Event >> Ike Visits Charlotte May 18, 1954 More than 60,000 people crowd into Charlotte's Freedom Park to hear President Dwight Eisenhower speak. His visit is part of the annual "Meck Dec" Day commemoration. Choirs sing as citizens celebrate Mecklenburg's 1775 declaration of independence from British rule.
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