Charlotte earned its "Hornets' Nest" nickname from a Revolutionary War tale. British Gen. Lord Cornwallis supposedly called the area a "hornets' nest of rebellion" after meeting stiff resistance from ...

A bill was introduced to rename the Charlotte post office after Pearl Harbor hero Francis Flaherty. Flaherty posthumously received the Medal of Honor for sacrificing his life to save fellow sailors.

The Charlotte post office would be renamed for one of the Capital area's biggest war heroes under a bill introduced by a Michigan congressman on Thursday, July 2. Francis Flaherty was posthumously ...

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Why is Charlotte nicknamed the “Hornets’ Nest?” Historians say it dates back to the Revolutionary War, when British Gen. Lord Cornwallis reportedly called the city a “hornets’ nest of rebellion” after ...

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TRAVELERS REST, S.C. – A South Carolina community is honoring a lesser known Revolutionary War heroine. A statue of Dicey Langston was dedicated in Travelers Rest on Friday. Langston was just 16-years ...

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Charlotte and the surrounding region played a pivotal role in the American Revolution, serving as a fervent “hotbed” of resistance. This revolutionary spirit was fueled largely by Scots-Irish ...

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WASHINGTON, June 23 (Reuters) - The U.S. Senate backed legislation on Tuesday directing President Donald Trump to halt U.S. military action against Iran, the latest rebuke of the Republican president ...