| | '''Charlotte''' is a [[liberal]] city, and the largest, in the state of [[North Carolina]], with a population of 687,456 <ref>http://www.city-data.com/city/Charlotte-North-Carolina.html</ref> in 2008. It is the 18th largest city in the [[United States]]. Since 2009 its mayor has been a Democrat, most recently Democrat Patrick Cannon who resigned in March 2014 after he was arrested on federal charges of corruption | | '''Charlotte''' is a [[liberal]] city, and the largest, in the state of [[North Carolina]], with a population of 687,456 <ref>http://www.city-data.com/city/Charlotte-North-Carolina.html</ref> in 2008. It is the 18th largest city in the [[United States]]. Since 2009 its mayor has been a Democrat, most recently Democrat Patrick Cannon who resigned in March 2014 after he was arrested on federal charges of corruption |
| − | Charlotte was founded in 1755, and is nicknamed the "Queen City", a nickname name it shares with [[Buffalo, New York]] and [[Cincinnati]], [[Ohio]], after the wife of [[King George III]]. This did not mean there was a love of empire in the city as during the [[Revolutionary War]], the British Army was driven out of Charlotte. The British General Cornwallis wrote of Charlotte "There's a rebel behind every bush, it's a veritable nest of hornets", leading to the city's other nickname: The Hornets' Nest. | + | Charlotte was founded in 1755, and is nicknamed the "Queen City," a nickname name it shares with [[Buffalo, New York]] and [[Cincinnati]], [[Ohio]], after the wife of [[King George III]]. This did not mean there was a love of empire in the city as during the [[Revolutionary War]], the British Army was driven out of Charlotte. The British General Cornwallis wrote of Charlotte "There's a rebel behind every bush, it's a veritable nest of hornets", leading to the city's other nickname: The Hornets' Nest. |
| | The Charlotte Hornets played in the [[NBA]] in the city from 1988 - 2004 until an unpopular owner drove the residents away from the team. The Hornets moved to [[New Orleans]] in 2002. Immediately afterwards Charlotte was granted another [[basketball]] franchise, the [[Charlotte Bobcats]]. | | The Charlotte Hornets played in the [[NBA]] in the city from 1988 - 2004 until an unpopular owner drove the residents away from the team. The Hornets moved to [[New Orleans]] in 2002. Immediately afterwards Charlotte was granted another [[basketball]] franchise, the [[Charlotte Bobcats]]. |