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Mecklenburg Historical Association | Meckdec.org | North Carolina  The Mecklenburg Historical Association, Charlotte, NC The Mecklenburg Historical ... Various permanent committees meet at other times to do their work in ... Lord Cornwallis came to Charlotte in the fall of 1780 on his way to destroy the ... Nest of Rebellion giving rise to Charlotte being called the Hornet's Nest City today.
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Charlotte Hornets.Historical??. What's In The Name? | American ...  Luckily New Orleans changed their team name to the Pelicans to ... Now for the History lessons! ... Nest of Rebellion" after Cornwallis's redcoats tried to occupy the city ... North Carolina Flags (Civil War, and Post Civil War) Notice the May ... Notice the "Hornets" and the Hornet's Nest clearly visible on the...
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Charlotte, North Carolina - Wikipedia  Charlotte /rlt/ is the largest city in the state of North Carolina. It is the county seat of ... Residents of Charlotte are referred to as "Charlotteans". ... commander General Charles Cornwallis, 1st Marquess Cornwallis occupied the city but was ... was "a hornet's nest of rebellion", leading to the nickname The Hornet's Nest.
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History of the Charlotte Hornets - Wikipedia  The history of the National Basketball Association's Charlotte Hornets goes back to 1985, when ... Charlotte was also one of the fastest-growing cities in the United States, and was previously one of the three ... War, which prompted the British commander, Lord Cornwallis, to refer to it as "a veritable hornet's nest of rebellion".
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The unclear origins of the hornet's nest symbolism - CharlotteFive  Mar 9, 2016 ... The hornet's nest is a long-standing symbol of Charlotte but its origins ... was a hornet's nest of rebellion as he fled the area after the Battle of ... Cornwallis about Charlotte being a hornet's nest of rebellion, there is ... Playing:360p@24 ... and we are now the third fastest growing city in the country thanks to...
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Remembering where our names come from (Chatham Journal)  Jan 10, 2005 ... We are proudly the Tar Heel State, and every one of us is a Tar Heel-even those of ... the term for its athletic teams, the term properly applies to any North Carolinian. ... maybe our state's close association with this product will drop away. ... of making tar and of the longleaf pine forests that made it possible.
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A Hornets Oklahoma City Reader - Doug Loudenback  In this watershed NBA season for Oklahoma City, it hosted 36 games at the Ford Center, .... City will be home to the New Orleans Hornets for the 2005-06 season, ..... They made it clear to the NBA when they called that [they were not] trying to...
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History - Visit Carson City  Carson City's future designation as a capital was largely the fruit of Curry ...
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History | Lexington Hustlers Baseball  The seed was sown in Lexington, Ky., four years ago, and has since ... Team players were either born in Lexington, or have come to the bluegrass Capital from other places. ... has recently signed a contract to play with the Kansas City Monarchs in the ... He currently lives in Murray, KY and often talks about his time with the...
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Cubs Made Los Angeles a Home Before the Dodgers Did - The New ...  5 days ago ... And in addition to spring training in Catalina, the Cubs' presence in the area also ... In fact, in perhaps the most significant transaction between the teams, the ... interest in the Santa Catalina Island Company, which owned the island and set ... They would also play exhibitions at Wrigley Field in Los Angeles.
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Sacramento Kings - Wikipedia  The Sacramento Kings are an American professional basketball team based in Sacramento, California. The Kings compete in the National Basketball Association (NBA) as a ... The Royals won the NBA title in 1951 by defeating the New York Knicks 4 ..... In addition, they acquired Mikki Moore from the New Jersey Nets.
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Chick Hearn: Remembering a Legend - Chickisms | THE OFFICIAL ...  Nov 19, 2010 ... Chick Hearn coined numerous basketball phrases (what he referred to as his word's-eye view of basketball) that are now common-place in today's basketball language. ... WNBA  Store  Official Site of the Los Angeles Lakers ... A shot that appears to go in, but rattles off the rim & misses. Building a House
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Hornets Have a Place to Call Home in 2005-06 - latimes  Sep 22, 2005 ... The New Orleans Hornets, driven from their usual base of ... but six of their 41 "home" games at Oklahoma City this season, the NBA announced.
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Morning Buzz, June 16, 2006 - SportsBusiness Daily ...  Jun 16, 2006 ... In a conference call last night, Johnson said Jordan paid cash for the stake and there is no ... to discuss ways to ensure the Hornets' successful return to New Orleans for the '07-08 season. .... For $1000: In 2006 Doug Flutie converted an extra point using this method, last successful in the NFL in 1941....
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Sacramento Kings - Wikipedia  The Sacramento Kings are an American professional basketball team based in Sacramento, California. The Kings compete in the National Basketball Association (NBA) as a ... The team played its home games at the Sleep Train Arena from 1988 to .... The change of venue had been said to have been suggested by Jack...
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New York's Tough Pigeons Fight Predators for Survival - NYTimes.com  Jul 8, 1991 ... New York now has more peregrine falcons than any other city in the ... independent, meaning that they, too, are already hunting pigeons. ... But some naturalists said the birds of prey were probably not making much of a dent in the pigeon ... "When a falcon learns that there is a flock of these pigeons in the...
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They Remember, the Little Brother of War - SBNation.com  Sep 2, 2015 ... Now, it is a way to preserve it. ... The Choctaw World Series of Stickball has been played here, at the .... It's a lesson the Choctaw have learned at great cost over the centuries. .... The Choctaw called it Ishtaboli, The Little Brother of War. ... baseball, and historians consider it North America's oldest sport.
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The Morning News from Wilmington, Delaware  Page 10  1926 BROWNSON VICTOR OVER COATESV1LLE : ARMY-NAVY GRID CLASH ... supplied Chicago girls from all walks of life for those who had no preference in partners. ... '1 hey will meet on newly dedicated Sol- dieis' f ield .n a struggle for ... over Coatesville in the first home game Played at Brownson Hall last night;...
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Jeopary Questions page 1738 - MEN'S WEAR - TriviaBistro.com  STATE CAPITAL NICKNAMES: It's New England's "City Beautiful" as well as the "Insurance City"  POP MUSIC: In 1998 this Alanis Morissette album matched...
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The Queen City Bowl for Carolina Panthers? Who knew? - Carolina ...  Oct 10, 2014 ... Before tonight's game starts, vote for the REAL Queen City, and see ... Cincinnati (3-1) has won 11 straight at home and is favored by 6  to 7...
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Outdoor Theater| The Lost Colony  Aug 22, 2016 ... As the finest outdoor theater NC has to offer, you should plan on arriving ... those words about The Lost Colony in 1938, a year after its debut.