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August Jam. August Jam was an outdoor concert held on Saturday, August 10, 1974, at the Charlotte Motor Speedway outside of Charlotte, North Carolina, in the United States. The concert promoter was Kaleidoscope Productions and it was sponsored by radio stations WAYS and WROQ. The concert featured The Allman Brothers Band, Emerson, Lake & Palmer ...
Capacity. 19,500. Opened. July 4, 1991. PNC Music Pavilion (originally the Blockbuster Pavilion and formerly the Verizon Wireless Amphitheatre) is an outdoor amphitheater in Charlotte, North Carolina, that specializes in hosting large concerts. The venue largely replaced the Paladium at Carowinds as the premier outdoor venue in the Metrolina ...
Bojangles Coliseum, [a] originally Charlotte Coliseum and formerly Independence Arena and Cricket Arena, is an 8,600-seat multi-purpose arena located in Charlotte, North Carolina. It is operated by the Charlotte Regional Visitors Authority, which also oversees nearby Ovens Auditorium and the uptown Charlotte Convention Center .
Website. www .carowinds .com. Carowinds is a 407-acre (165 ha) amusement park primarily located in Charlotte, North Carolina. Owned and operated by Six Flags Entertainment Corporation, the park first opened to the public on March 31, 1973. Carowinds straddles the state line between North and South Carolina, adjacent to Interstate 77, with a ...
Spectrum Center. / 35.22500°N 80.83917°W / 35.22500; -80.83917. Spectrum Center is an indoor arena located in Uptown Charlotte, North Carolina. It is owned by the city of Charlotte and operated by its main tenant, the Charlotte Hornets of the National Basketball Association (NBA).
Born. ( 1942-03-25) March 25, 1942 (age 82) Charlotte, North Carolina. Nationality. American. Known for. Civil rights activism. Dorothy "Dot" Counts-Scoggins (born March 25, 1942) is an American civil rights pioneer, and one of the first black students admitted to the Harry Harding High School.
[153] [154] McCrory was the first sitting Governor of North Carolina to lose a bid for reelection since Charles Manly in 1850. [155] [156] In November 2018, McCrory falsely claimed that there were many North Carolina students who committed voter fraud during the 2016 election.
Jonathan Ferrell. On September 14, 2013, Jonathan Ferrell (born October 11, 1988), [ 2] a 24-year-old former college football player for the Florida A&M University Rattlers was involved in a car crash. When police arrived, he ran towards them and was shot by police officer Randall "Wes" Kerrick in Charlotte, North Carolina. [ 3]