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History of Greensboro, North Carolina:
The City Was Named For Major General Nathanael Greene, Commander Of The American Forces At The Battle Of Guilford Court House On 15 March 1781. The Americans Lost That Battle But Slowed Up Lord Cornwallis's British Forces Enough To Allow The Americans To Prepare To Defeat Them At Yorktown (Virginia), Where The British Were Forced To Surrender On 19 October 1781, After A 20-day Siege, Thus Ending The American Revolution.
In 1960 Four Black College Students Sat Down At An All-white Woolworth's Lunch Counter, And Refused To Leave When They Were Denied Service. Hundreds Of Others Soon Joined In This First Sit-in, Which Lasted For Several Months. Such Protests Quickly Spread Across The South, Ultimately Leading To The Desegregation Of Woolworth's And Other Chains. (The Original Woolworth's Counter And Stools Now Sit In The Smithsonian Museum.)
On November 3, 1979 Gunfire Was Exchanged Between Communist Workers Party Members Holding An Anti-Ku Klux Klan Rally, And A Group Of KKK And Neo-Nazi Counter-protesters. Five CWP Members Were Killed And Seven Were Wounded And Television Footage Of The Event Was Shown Across The Nation. This Event Is Known As The Greensboro Massacre.
First Lady Dolley Madison And Writer O. Henry Were Born In Greensboro; Science Fiction/fantasy Author Orson Scott Card Is A Current Resident. Alex Wayne, Reporter For Congressional Quarterly Once Lived Here As Well.
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