North Carolina timeline

First European

Independence from Britian

Becoming a State

The Wright Brothers

Greensboro Sit-In

Spanish explorer Hernando de Soto traveled through the region. In 1584, Sir Walter Raleigh sends an expedition to explore the area.

North Carolina became the first colony to vote for independence from Britain on April 12.

North Carolina becomes the 12th state to join the Union on November 21, 1789.

The Wright brothers make their first successful powered flight just south of Kitty Hawn, North Carolina on December 17, 1903. The aircraft was called the "Wright Flyer".

The Greensboro sit-ins were a series on nonviolent protests against racial segregation that took place in Greensboro, North Carolina beginning February 1 at a Woolworth's lunch counter.

North Carolina History

First European

Independence from Britian

Becoming a State

The Wright Brothers

Greensboro Sit-In

Spanish explorer Hernando de Soto traveled through the region. In 1584, Sir Walter Raleigh sends an expedition to explore the area.

North Carolina became the first colony to vote for independence from Britain on April 12.

North Carolina becomes the 12th state to join the Union on November 21, 1789.

The Wright brothers make their first successful powered flight just south of Kitty Hawn, North Carolina on December 17, 1903. The aircraft was called the "Wright Flyer".

The Greensboro sit-ins were a series on nonviolent protests against racial segregation that took place in Greensboro, North Carolina beginning February 1 at a Woolworth's lunch counter.

North Carolina History

First European

Independence from Britian

Becoming a State

The Wright Brothers

Greensboro Sit-In

Spanish explorer Hernando de Soto traveled through the region. In 1584, Sir Walter Raleigh sends an expedition to explore the area.

North Carolina became the first colony to vote for independence from Britain on April 12.

North Carolina becomes the 12th state to join the Union on November 21, 1789.

The Wright brothers make their first successful powered flight just south of Kitty Hawn, North Carolina on December 17, 1903. The aircraft was called the "Wright Flyer".

The Greensboro sit-ins were a series on nonviolent protests against racial segregation that took place in Greensboro, North Carolina beginning February 1 at a Woolworth's lunch counter.

North Carolina History