The United States Department of Justice was created in 1870.

NC voters have approved a constitutional amendment defining marriage solely as a union between a man and a woman.

The Salvation Army arrived in the United States from England in 1880.

Beverly Perdue beat Richard Moore for the Democratic nomination.   McCrory beat out four others for the Republican nod.

Undated -- Today in History

Today is Monday, April 25, the 115th day of 2011. There are 250 days left in the year.

Today's Highlight in History:

On April 25, 1507, German cartographer Martin Waldseemueller produced...

The Billy Graham Evangelistic Association says the evangelist is spending the day at his home in Western North Carolina.

The Senate has voted to confirm Chuck Hagel to be the nation's next defense secretary.

Sens. John McCain of Arizona, South Carolina's Lindsay Graham and New Hampshire's Kelly Ayotte visit Fayetteville on Monday. They're also in Florida and Virginia to decry the effect of military spending cuts.

Alexander Graham Bell received a patent for his telephone in 1876.

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Three Republican senators are in North Carolina making the case for protecting military spending from more than $1 trillion in budget cuts.

GREENSBORO, N.C. -- Governor Pat McCrory and 26 other governors have asked President Barack Obama and the federal government to stop sending Syrian refugees to their states.

Obama made the remarks at a news conference in the White House Rose Garden.

The prickly issue of race is likely to simmer in the days leading up to May 6.

Petraeus emphasized that the July 2011 date is when "the process of American troop withdrawal begins, however it was all based on conditions on the ground."