1. On June 3, 1889, the North Carolina Agricultural and Mechanical College was established in Raleigh, now known as North Carolina State University.

2. In 1943, on June 3, Civil Rights activist and Durham native, Pauli Murray, graduated from Howard University Law School, becoming one of the first African-American women to earn a law degree in the United States.

3. On June 3, 1955, North Carolina Governor Luther Hodges signed a law allowing North Carolina to participate in the national school lunch program, providing nutrition for thousands of students in the state.

4. In 1963, on June 3, Vivian Malone and James Hood, the first two African-American students to be admitted to the University of Alabama, were originally denied entry by Governor George Wallace but were later escorted into the building by U.S. Deputy Attorney General Nicholas Katzenbach, a North Carolina native.

5. On June 3, 1986, Greensboro, North Carolina was awarded an NBA franchise, becoming the Charlotte Hornets. The city had previously been home to a minor league hockey team called the Greensboro Hornets.