History

Stephen B. Weeks

historian

historian who rejected Mecklenburg Declaration

In the record (4)

  1. 1907

    Following Hoyt's 1907 study, leading professional historians of the era -- including Stephen B. Weeks, John Spencer Bassett, and R. D. W. Connor -- publicly rejected the Mecklenburg Declaration's authenticity, and North Carolina historian Samuel A. Ashe sided with the skeptics in his 1908 state history, provoking fierce political resistance from the North Carolina legislature and heritage defenders.

    Samuel A. AsheJesse SpencerWilliam Henry HoytJohn Spencer BassettR. D. W. Connor

    Source · checked 2026-08-13

  2. 1917 · 1917-09-06

    The first Army recruits arrived at Camp Greene, Charlotte's newly built WWI training camp, on September 6, 1917, following roughly six weeks of rapid construction.

    Camp Greene

    Source · checked 2026-08-13

  3. 1918

    Roughly 300 to 400 soldiers are believed to have died of influenza at Camp Greene during the fall 1918-winter 1919 outbreak, with coffins reportedly stacked at the camp's railroad station during the worst weeks.

    Unverified — sourced but not confirmed against a primary record.

    Camp GreeneCharlotte and South Carolina RailroadNorth Carolina Railroad

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  4. 1949 · 1949-01-01

    In 1949, Billy Graham held an eight-week evangelistic crusade in Los Angeles under circus tents in a parking lot; the event ran five weeks longer than planned, drew national media coverage, and made Graham a national figure.

    Joseph Graham

    Source · checked 2026-08-13