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While President Roosevelt's change of date for Thanksgiving Day has proved upsetting to a number of states, North Carolinians should not be perturbed. The holiday has been observed on a number of different dates since 1758, and during at least one year the Tar Heels were given opportunity to observe two Thanksgiving days. In fact, not until 1849 did Governor Graham request that the General Assembly set a definite annual Thanksgiving Day.
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15218
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The grand and mighty Gulf Stream flows quite near to the coast of North Carolina and is in fact somewhat nearer to the North Carolina coast than to the other coast of any other state except Florida. The water of the Gulf Stream is warmer that the water on either side of the flow, and while the sea water off the North Carolina shore is green, the water of the Gulf Stream is indigo blue.
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17465
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Although Hal Kemp was born in Alabama, his family later moved to Charlotte. Like John Scott Trotter and Kay Kyser, Kemp was educated at UNC and is another Carolinian who has made good as the leader of a nationally known orchestra. McAfee recounts his career to date.
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