Warren Bingham

Speaker, Writer
Promoter of N.C., Geo Washington, Geo C Marshall
Member @TryonPalace Commission
Author: Washington's 1791 Southern Tour
@UNC & @HollinsU alum

[Warren Bingham @warrenbingham]

Out 'n about a few years ago sharing the story of George Washington's 1791 Southern Tour.

[Brown University @BrownUniversity]

For nearly 40 years at Brown, Gordon S. Wood helped shape the study of early American history through his teaching, mentorship and award-winning scholarship.

The Pulitzer Prize-winning historian leaves an extraordinary legacy at Brown and far beyond, influencing generations of students, scholars and readers.

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[CSPAN @cspan]

From 2011, Gordon Wood receives the National Humanities Medal.

Find more of his C-SPAN appearances here: https://t.co/rnDPKOfHou

RIP.

[Warren Bingham @warrenbingham]

OTD in 1791 as he moved north during his #SouthernTour, President Washington travelled to Carters Ferry, Virginia (now Cartersville, shown below) on the James. There were few if any formalities on this day. GW & crew lodged at Moore's Tavern & crossed the James on June 9, 1791.

[Warren Bingham @warrenbingham]

@craigbrucesmith 😢Such a loss. And pedestrian injuries and deaths are an understated issue in the U.S.

[Craig Bruce Smith @craigbrucesmith]

Absolutely awful news. Gordon Wood was a titan! The historical field won’t be the same without him.

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[Pat Sobkowski @PJSobkowski]

Terribly sad news from Jack Rakove. Gordon Wood passed away in a traffic accident.

Perhaps the greatest historian of the American Revolution. May he rest in peace.

[Warren Bingham @warrenbingham]

@history_dame Thank you for sharing!

[Warren Bingham @warrenbingham]

OTD in 1791 in the late stages of his #SouthernTour, POTUS Washington passed near @HSC1776 spending the night at Prince Edward Courthouse (now Worsham on U.S. 15). In April 2025, I shared the tour story w/ a @HSC1776 alum group & visited @MountVernon w/ H-S prez Larry Stimpert.

[Dave Nathan @Davenathanonair]

#Sendit - to Omaha! @DiamondHeels are #CWS bound after an all-timer today in Game 3 of the Supers!

[Warren Bingham @warrenbingham]

Cheers, Wally! Thank you so much!

[Jack Carr @JackCarrUSA]

When 102-year-old World War II veteran Wally King asks you to have a beer at the Stop Bar in Sainte-Mère-Église in Normandy, you have a beer (or two) with Wally King at the Stop Bar in Sainte-Mère-Église in Normandy. What an honor!  Wally flew 75 combat missions in the Second World War in P-51 Mustangs and P-47 Thunderbolts.  He was shot down in April of 1945, parachuting out of his P-47 over Germany and becoming a POW before then evading both German and Soviet forces on his way to freedom.  Legend! 
I’ve been fortunate enough to travel to Normandy with Wally three times for D-Day commemoration events with the Best Defense Foundation over the past few years.  We always have a blast!  🇺🇸

[Larry Sabato @LarrySabato]

It’s repetitive but still vital to say. There is NOTHING to Trump’s vote fraud assertions. There was nothing to them in 2016. Nothing in 2020. Nothing in 2024. Nothing in 2026. NOTHING AT ALL.

[SportsCenter @SportsCenter]

UNC WALKS IT OFF VS. USC TO ADVANCE TO OMAHA 😱

[Warren Bingham @warrenbingham]

@surlydave_40 Yes. Seems illogical. And Lt Carpenter was a forward observer. I mean how forward was he gonna go on D-Day?

[Warren Bingham @warrenbingham]

My late pop-in-law, Lt Carpenter from N.C., came ashore with the Big Red 1 on Omaha Beach on D-Day about 20 minutes into the landing in an LST filled with artillery pieces. His commander was killed. Carpenter was awarded the Silver Star for his actions on the beach for keeping cool, rallying men, and getting the artillery unloaded. For actions in N. Africa, Sicily, D-Day, and the Battle of the Bulge, he was awarded two Silver Stars & two Bronze Stars. It wasn't until 1990 that he ever talked about it, so typical of the Greatest Generation. He went home to be sports editor of the weekly paper.

[Aedanus Burke @aedanusburke]

One of my grandfather’s was in the 29th at Omaha. He miraculously survived the first wave with superficial wounds and lived into the early 21st century.

[Warren Bingham @warrenbingham]

In North Carolina: Rare NC Butterfly Featured In New Documentary https://t.co/n0SKVUvvsh via @YouTube

[Smithsonian Magazine @SmithsonianMag]

George Washington's decision set an informal precedent that largely held until term limits were codified by the 22nd Constitutional Amendment, ratified in 1951. https://t.co/BZ70fFQzza

[Warren Bingham @warrenbingham]

Love this train engine!: Historic steam locomotive No. 611 awarded preservation grant https://t.co/P4Vx2vYaaI

[Warren Bingham @warrenbingham]

A deadly bacteria is creeping up the Atlantic Coast. How worried should you be? https://t.co/oVwPeIGxDz

[Warren Bingham @warrenbingham]

"Omaha Beach" Remembering June 6, 1944
Photo from our visit in 2024
My late pop-in-law w/ 1st Inf Division came ashore here in first minutes of the landing. My dad's unit came ashore Omaha Beach that late afternoon.