Today we are on the campus of the university of North Carolina at chapel hill. Unc chapel hill is the First State University in the country. This is a contested claim we argue with the university of georgia about. Both have a claim. Uncs charter came a few years later. It had already graduated a couple of classes. The university and city were founded at the same time. So, when this area was selected, there was no town or village here. There were a few neighboring farms. There was an anglican chapel on inn. Ite of the carolina an auction of town lots. They understood that if the university was going to succeed, there needed to be a business around it to support businesses, places for people to live. They were in essence born on the same day. The university was chartered in 1789. The ground broke in 1793 and it was about a year and a half when the university opened. They had events on campus here. No students showed up. It took another few weeks before the student arrived. Firsthe came o
John john jeffries. I was born in salt lake city, utah on august 7, 1929. Was raised by a mother who was single mother. Had five children. We had the bare essentials, barely. I got a chance to work on my mothers Brothers Farms and sisters farms as i was growing up. I had a great childhood. But was educated in salt lake. Went to the elementary, high school, and the university of utah. Graduated as a teacher. That was my desire, to be a coach and a teacher. My mother sent me to the bakery for bread but did not provide me with any money. I would try to get the men working in the bakery to give me a loaf of bread. I did that quite often and i tried to get a little work there. My father was an alcoholic and was not available. She was raising five of us on her own. Because she could not afford the liquor, she divorced so she could take care of us kids. The depression was as a young person i thought everybody was in the same boat. I did not realize they were people having three meals a day ex
Seek and you shall find. How some guys traded the soft shuffle for the snow shovel and came up with a mega viral hit. No wonder theyre dancing. Thats one way to stay warm, right . Those are the cries of 2yearold brandon. He is in kenya. He is being rescued because some Police Officers heard his cries. Whoa oh, my gosh. Hes being pulled out of the water. His mother threw him from a dam into the reservoir. A female Police Officer saw what was going on, jumped in the water, swam 500 feet, and pulled him out of the water. Police say his screams and his jacket are what saved his life. His jacket acted as a flotation device. Now, i know youre wondering, why in the world would his mom do this . Court records say shes so poor, shed just given up hope of taking care of him. That is so tragic. And not a very good reason to go to this extent. And his little cries, his screams, they send chills through your body. But its those cries and that jacket that helped save his life. Theres a good end to t
Seek and you shall find. How some guys traded the soft shuffle for the snow shovel and came up with a mega viral hit. No wonder theyre dancing. Thats one way to stay warm, right . Those are the cries of 2yearold brandon. He is in kenya. He is being rescued because some Police Officers heard his cries. Whoa oh, my gosh. Hes being pulled out of the water. His mother threw him from a dam into the reservoir. A female Police Officer saw what was going on, jumped in the water, swam 500 feet, and pulled him out of the water. Police say his screams and his jacket are what saved his life. His jacket acted as a flotation device. Now, i know youre wondering, why in the world would his mom do this . Court records say shes so poor, shed just given up hope of taking care of him. That is so tragic. And not a very good reason to go to this extent. And his little cries, his screams, they send chills through your body. But its those cries and that jacket that helped save his life. Theres a good end to t
With a quick look at the fox 5 weather 247 forecast. Good morning im Cassandra Jones with fox5. Well stay in the low to mid70s for the workweek with a decrease down to around 70 degrees for the weekend. The high on wednesday at 74 degrees would tie a High Temperature record set back in 2014, fridays high will be one degrees shy of a record. Well pick up a few clouds for sunday into monday with a few breezes a slight chance of showers expected on monday afternoon. Average high this time of year is 61. Here is a look at here are the accidents to watch out and alternate routes you can use listed on our maps here are the construciton areas to look out for and alternate routes listed on our maps here are your photos for the day back to the news desk. Police are still looking for the man witnesses say hit and killed a little girl in a van before taking off. Night where 2 yearold evelyn was hit. The crash happened sunday evening near near lake mead and pecos. Family members of the girls famil