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July 29, 1988 - Emory is elected Chairman of Charlotte-Mecklenburg Planning Commission. Attorney Frank Emory becomes the first African American Chairman of the Charlotte-Mecklenburg Planning Commission.
August 1, 1988 - The World Conference of the AME Zion Church is held in Charlotte.
The procession of bishops enters the Charlotte Convention Center as more than 4000 people from around the globe gather for the World Conference of the AME Zion Church.
January 7, 1864 - An explosion causes a terrible fire at the Confederate Navy Yard in Charlotte. No one can determine how it happened. The navy yard is destroyed.
Charlotte Pipe and Foundry opens. The business will thrive, and become so successful in decades to come that it will claim itself the oldest cast iron and pipe business in America.
The man who was the first black student at South Carolina's Clemson College becomes the first black mayor in Charlotte.Mayor Gantt
March 31, 1992 - Charlotte-Mecklenburg school board votes unanimously to open a series of magnet schools.
Marriage: Major E. Woodhouse and Miss Maggie E. Banks
Location: (near) Charlotte, Mecklenburg County,NC
Married at the residence of Capt. J.J. Shannonhouse (near Charlotte,Mecklenburg County,NC) by Rev. L.S. Burkhead.
At least four newspapers were circulated during the Civil War era. Some were used to promote a particular idea or point of view, a practice called propaganda. Charlotteans now get their news from the Daily Charlotte Observer.
February 1, 1763 - From the western section of Anson County, a piece of land is set aside to form a new county. It is called Mecklenburg County, in honor of King George III's wife. Her name is Charlotte Sophia of Mecklenburg-Strelitz, and the county is named for her homeland in Germany.
After the attack on Pearl Harbor, the United States mobilized for war. Charlotte's African American community joined in.
Summer 1961 - Charlotte minister and dentist Reginald Hawkins leads protest.
The veterans, men and women who fought in World War II, are returning home. To educate them, teacher Bonnie Cone pushes for new schools. Charlotte College is for whites, and holds classes at the old Central High School. Carver College is for blacks.
Marriage: Mr. A. S. Abernathy and Miss A. E. Shuford
Location: Catawba County,NC
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Source: Charlotte Democrat - 12/3/1872
Marriage: Mr. C. Pickins Abernathy and Miss Ida Friday
Location: Lufty, ?
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Source: Charlotte Democrat - 2/21/1896
Marriage: Mr. Gideon Abernathy and Miss Julia Abernathy
Location: Gaston County,N.C.
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Source: Charlotte Democrat - 7/2/1871
Marriage: Mr. Gideon Abernathy and Miss Julia Abernathy
Location: Gaston County,N.C.
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Source: Charlotte Democrat - 7/2/1871
Marriage: Mr. J. Alonzo Abernathy and Miss Salllie Rhine
Location: Gaston County,N.C.
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Source: Charlotte Democrat - 12/27/1875
Marriage: Mr. J. F. Abernathy and Miss Sue C. Abernathy
Location: Lincoln County,N.C.
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Source: Charlotte Democrat - 3/2/1893