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2012
2012
Eden, NC opens expanded Greenway river trail.
Eden, NC opens expanded Greenway river trail.
June 3 General 3
2012
2012
Eden, NC opens expanded Greenway river trail.
Eden, NC opens expanded Greenway river trail.
June 3 General 3
1965
1965
Ed White performs first American spacewalk.
Ed White performs first American spacewalk.
June 3 General 2
1965
1965
Ed White performs first American spacewalk.
Ed White performs first American spacewalk.
June 3 General 3
1957
1957
Danville’s iconic Main Street clock tower restored.
Danville’s iconic Main Street clock tower restored.
June 3 General 2
1957
1957
Danville’s iconic Main Street clock tower restored.
Danville’s iconic Main Street clock tower restored.
June 3 General 0
1936
1936
Historic Roanoke flood inundates the Valley, leading to major infrastructure reform.
Historic Roanoke flood inundates the Valley, leading to major infrastructure reform.
June 3 General 0
1936
1936
Historic Roanoke flood inundates the Valley, leading to major infrastructure reform.
Historic Roanoke flood inundates the Valley, leading to major infrastructure reform.
June 3 General 0
1998
1998
Bassett Furniture reaches record employment levels regionally.
Bassett Furniture reaches record employment levels regionally.
June 4 General 2
1998
1998
Bassett Furniture reaches record employment levels regionally.
Bassett Furniture reaches record employment levels regionally.
June 4 General 2
1989
1989
Tiananmen Square crackdown.
Tiananmen Square crackdown.
June 4 General 1
1989
1989
Tiananmen Square crackdown.
Tiananmen Square crackdown.
June 4 General 3
1974
1974
Greensboro's Moses Cone Hospital completes major modernization.
Greensboro's Moses Cone Hospital completes major modernization.
June 4 General 2
1974
1974
Greensboro's Moses Cone Hospital completes major modernization.
Greensboro's Moses Cone Hospital completes major modernization.
June 4 General 3
1892
1892
First tobacco auction house opens in South Boston, VA.
First tobacco auction house opens in South Boston, VA.
June 4 General 0
1892
1892
First tobacco auction house opens in South Boston, VA.
First tobacco auction house opens in South Boston, VA.
June 4 General 1
2013
2013
Martinsville opens new block of Uptown revitalization storefronts.
Martinsville opens new block of Uptown revitalization storefronts.
June 5 General 2
2013
2013
Martinsville opens new block of Uptown revitalization storefronts.
Martinsville opens new block of Uptown revitalization storefronts.
June 5 General 3
1968
1968
Robert F
Kennedy assassinated.
June 5 General 1
1968
1968
Robert F
Kennedy assassinated.
June 5 General 1
1956
1956
Dan River Mills sets production record in sheet goods.
Dan River Mills sets production record in sheet goods.
June 5 General 2
1956
1956
Dan River Mills sets production record in sheet goods.
Dan River Mills sets production record in sheet goods.
June 5 General 1
1917
1917
Roanoke registers 6,000 men for WWI draft in a single day.
Roanoke registers 6,000 men for WWI draft in a single day.
June 5 General 2
1917
1917
Roanoke registers 6,000 men for WWI draft in a single day.
Roanoke registers 6,000 men for WWI draft in a single day.
June 5 General 6