Johnson's boyhood home, located at the Mordecai House | Mordecai Historic Park in Raleigh, North Carolina.

Andrew Johnson was born in Raleigh, North Carolina, to Jacob Johnson ( 1778 – 1812 ) and Mary (" Polly ") McDonough ( 1783 – 1856 ), a seamstress and the daughter of Andrew McDonough.

* 1585 – The expedition organised by Sir Walter Raleigh departs England for Roanoke Island ( now in North Carolina ) to establish the Roanoke Colony.

* the " Lost Colony " of Roanoke Island: In 1587, Sir Walter Raleigh recruited over 100 men, women and children to journey from England to Roanoke Island on North Carolina's coast and establish the first English settlement in America under the direction of John White as governor.

The U. S. government recognized the importance of his work, and employed his firm Geodesics, Inc. in Raleigh, North Carolina to make small domes for the marines.

* 1865 – Shaw University, the first historically black university in the southern United States, is founded in Raleigh, North Carolina.

Greenberg played 17 games in 1930 for Hartford, then played at Raleigh, North Carolina, where he hit. 314 with 19 home runs.

Upshaw was an Atlanta boy, a few months younger than Mitchell, whose family moved to Raleigh, North Carolina in 1916.

Raleigh, North Carolina.

Founded in 1993, Red Hat has its corporate headquarters in Raleigh, North Carolina with satellite offices worldwide.

Category: Companies based in Raleigh, North Carolina

* Raleigh and Durham, North Carolina, the two main cities of the three-city Research Triangle area.

* The Research Triangle in North Carolina, consisting of Raleigh, Durham, and Chapel Hill.

In 1584, Raleigh sent an expedition to the Atlantic coast of North America.

Instrumental in the English colonisation of North America, Raleigh was granted a royal patent to explore Virginia, which paved the way for future English settlements.

* March 9 – The Wilmington and Raleigh Railroad is completed from Wilmington, North Carolina to Weldon, North Carolina.

* April – The Raleigh and Gaston Railroad is completed from Raleigh, North Carolina to near Weldon, North Carolina.

* The North Carolina General Assembly incorporates the North Carolina Railroad to complete a rail line from Goldsboro through Raleigh and Salisbury to Charlotte.

** The 223-mile North Carolina Railroad is completed from Goldsboro through Raleigh and Salisbury to Charlotte.

* October 25 – Construction begins on the Wilmington and Raleigh Railroad in North Carolina.

* December 21 – The Raleigh and Gaston Railroad is chartered in Raleigh, North Carolina.

The town of Sims is undergoing a heavy population boom due to the new U. S. 264 route, I-95, Close Proximity to Wilson, Raleigh, Greenville, and Goldsboro.

A run of five heavy defeats stretching into mid-July, including a 6-0 walloping at the hands of the Virginia Beach Submariners, put pay to any scant playoff hopes they might have had, and despite gaining a 3-1 revenge win over Virginia Beach in the penultimate game of the season, their 2-0 defeat to Raleigh Elite on the final day left them fourth in the Mid Atlantic Division, ten points off the playoff positions.

) is an American metal band from Raleigh, North Carolina formed in 1982.

* Called to Arms, a progressive metal band from Raleigh, NC

The band began as a four-track recording project of Rieger, his then girlfriend Carter, Raleigh Hatfield and Dave Wrathgeber, later of Fablefactory.

* Caldwell ( band ) from New Jersey, now based in Raleigh, North Carolina

Berry has had several brief reunions with his former bandmates, including one song on October 10, 2003, concert in Raleigh, North Carolina, several songs at the October 2005 wedding of band roadie DeWitt Burton, and performances in September 2006 at the band's induction into the Georgia Music Hall of Fame ( as well as an appearance at an R. E. M.

In 2004 the band completed a successful exchange with the Cardinal Gibbons High School Band, Raleigh, North Carolina.

Over the next few years, the band worked with a series of drummers: Jimmy Bower of Eyehategod, local Raleigh percussion professor Merritt Partridge, Stanton Moore of Galactic and Reed's former drum technician Jason Patterson, who previously played drums in the Raleigh-based rock band Cry of Love.

Whiskeytown was an alternative country band formed in 1994 from Raleigh, North Carolina.

Merritt began her professional career with her band The Carbines playing small clubs in Chapel Hill and Raleigh such as The Cave, Cat's Cradle, and the front porch of the General Store in Bynum, NC.

* The house where he was born was preserved and is within Mordecai Historic Park in Raleigh.

The key conflict is between Captain Stanhope, the company commander, and Lieutenant Raleigh, the brother of Stanhope's fiancée.

* 1584 – Sir Walter Raleigh is granted a patent to colonize Virginia.

Society, also known as the Flat Hat Club, is formed at Raleigh Tavern, Williamsburg, Virginia.

* 1618 – English adventurer, writer, and courtier Sir Walter Raleigh is beheaded for allegedly conspiring against James I of England.

* October 29 – English adventurer, writer, and courtier Sir Walter Raleigh is beheaded for allegedly conspiring against James I of England.

A few months later the capital is officially named Raleigh in honor of Sir Walter Raleigh.

** Sir Walter Raleigh, English explorer of the New World, is released from prison in the Tower of London in order to conduct a second, ill-fated expedition in search of El Dorado in South America.

Due to a lack of support in Raleigh, the route is revised to run from Wilmington to the Petersburg Railroad in Weldon.

* The Wilmington and Raleigh Railroad is chartered in Wilmington, North Carolina.

As a result, New Bern replaces Edenton as the capital of North Carolina ( a title it holds until Raleigh is established in 1792 ).

The city of Raleigh, N. C., is known as " The City of Oaks.

* 2010 – Skema Business School, opting for a multi campus strategy all around the world, in Brazil, France, China, Russia, Australia, Morocco and the USA, is the first French Business School to open a campus in the United States in Raleigh, North Carolina among the Research Triangle Park.

and Francis Beaumont were among the members ( although it is often asserted that William Shakespeare and Sir Walter Raleigh were members of this club, there is no documented evidence to support this claim ).

Yakuza activity in the United States is mostly relegated to Hawaii, but they have made their presence known in other parts of the country, including Fresno, Raleigh, Houston, Oregon, Denver, Chicago, and New York City.