Their charter in 1785. But unc was forced to open and how to redo couple of classes. The university and the city first and hadened already graduated a couple of classes. The university and the city were opened at the same time. When this area was selected, there was no town or village here. There was an anglican chapel on the side of the carolina in. They had an auction of town lots. They understood that if the university was going to succeed, they are to be a town around it to provide businesses, places live, and the town of chapel hill and the university were in essence born on the same day. The university was chartered in 1789. The ground broke for the first building in 1793, and a year and a half later, 1795, the university opened. They held an Opening Ceremony in january of 1795. They had events on campus here. No student showed up. It took a few weeks before the student arrived. Firsthe came over 100 miles from off the coast of north carolina. He was the entire student body for a
There was no town or village here. There were neighboring farms. There was an anglican chapel where there is now the carolina inn. There was no town to speak of. On the day that they laid the cornerstone for the first diversity building, they had an auction of town lots. They understood that as the university was conceived, it would need a town around it to support it, provide businesses and a place to live. It became chapel hill and was born on the same day. The university was chartered in 1789. Ground broke for the first building in 1793. A year and a half later, 1795, the university opened. They had an Opening Ceremony in january of 1795. They had events on campus here. No students showed up. It took another few weeks for the First Student to arrive. He came from over 100 miles and he was the entire student body for two weeks until more students gradually came to campus. For the first century, it was a school for white men only. The 1890s that women were admitted. And then it starte
Country. A contested claim that we argue with the use of university of georgia about. Its argued that georgia was chartered first. That our charter came a few years later and was first to open, having graduated a couple of classes. The university and the city were founded at the same time. When this area was selected, there was no counterculture. There were neighboring farms. There was an anglican chapel where there is now the carolina inn. There was no town to speak of. They had an auction of town lots the day they laid the first cornerstone. They understood that as the university was conceived, it would need a town around it to support it, provide businesses and a place to live. It became chapel hill and was born on the same day. The university was chartered in 1789. Ground broke for the first building in 1793. A year and a half later, 1795, the university opened. They had an Opening Ceremony in january of 1795. They had events on campus here. No students showed up. It took another f
More head planetarium in the role it played in early nasa missions. Following that, in about ten minutes, a conversation with howard lee chapel hills first African American mayor and the first African American mayor elected in the majority white southern city. Then, in about 30 minutes, the history of uncs Basketball Program as we tore the North Carolina Basketball Museum. Well also speak with author jay smith on the academic scandal that involve the universities athletic department. We will end our special with a local royal rufus edison talking about delivering a subpoena to president nixon in 1973 and his other experience as a deputy chief counsel on the Senate Watergate committee. Howard ali was the first African American elected mayor in the majority white southern city. Coming up we sit down with mr. Lee to talk about serving his chapel hill mayor in the 19 sixties and seventies and the challenges he faced while in office law. Mayor, why did you decide to run for mayor of chapel
Visit ncicap. Org] the house will be in order. For 40 years, cspan has been providing america unfiltered coverage of congress, the white house, the Supreme Court and Public Policy event from washington, d. C. And around the country so you can make up your own mind, created by cable in 1979. Cspan has brought to you by your local cable or satellite provider. Cspan, your unfiltered view of overnment. The cspan cities tour is exploring the american story as we take book tv and American History tv on the road with the support of our spectrum cable partners, this weekend, we travel to chapel hill, North Carolina. Over the hour, well go to notable locations, speak with experts about the citys history and also talk with some history makers themselves. In a moment, the story of the university of North Carolinas moorhead planetarium and the role it played in early nasa missions. Following that, in about 10 minutes, a conversation with howard lee, chapel hills first africanamerican mayor and the