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  2. History of Birmingham - Wikipedia

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    Post-war national governments, however, saw Birmingham's accelerating economic success as a damaging influence on the stagnating economies of the North of England, Scotland and Wales, and saw its physical expansion as a threat to its surrounding areas [266] – "from Westminster's point of view [Birmingham] was too large, too prosperous, and ...

  3. History of the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill

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    Early plan for the university. The University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill is a coeducational public research university located in Chapel Hill, North Carolina, United States. It is one of three schools to claim the title of the oldest public university in the United States. The first public institution of higher education in North Carolina ...

  4. History of North Carolina State University - Wikipedia

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    Although established in 1887, the North Carolina State University story begins in 1862 when President Abraham Lincoln signed the federal Morrill Land-Grant Act.This act created endowments that were to be used in the establishment of colleges that would provide a "liberal and practical education" while focusing on military tactics, agriculture and the mechanical arts without excluding classical ...

  5. University of North Carolina - Wikipedia

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    During the Great Depression, the North Carolina General Assembly searched for cost savings within state government. Towards this effort in 1931, it redefined the University of North Carolina, which at the time referred exclusively to the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill; the new Consolidated University of North Carolina was created to include the existing campuses of University of ...

  6. Elon College Historic District - Wikipedia

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    Elon College Historic District is a national historic district located on the campus of Elon University at Elon, Alamance County, North Carolina.It encompasses 6 contributing buildings and 1 contributing object that form the historic core of the Elon College campus.

  7. Agricultural and Technical College of North Carolina Historic ...

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    The history of the Agricultural and Technical College Historical District can be traced back to the passing of the Second Morrill Act of 1890.Signed into law August 30, 1890, and aimed mainly at the confederate states, the act required that each state show that race was not an admissions criterion, or else to designate a separate land-grant institution for persons of color. [2]

  8. Carolina University - Wikipedia

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    Carolina University (CU), formerly Piedmont International University (PIU), is a private Christian university in Winston-Salem, North Carolina. [3] Carolina University offers both residential and online programs including dual enrollment, undergraduate, and graduate degrees.

  9. Timeline of Birmingham history - Wikipedia

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    24 March: The University of Birmingham, Birmingham's first university, is chartered as the successor to Mason Science College with a campus at Edgbaston. 3 October: Edward Elgar's choral work The Dream of Gerontius is premièred at the Town Hall under the baton of Hans Richter as part of this year's Birmingham Triennial Music Festival.