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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, originally named the Bobcats but later renamed to the [[Charlotte Hornets]] after the New Orleans team changed its name to the Pelicans.
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, originally named the Bobcats but later renamed to the [[Charlotte Hornets]] after the New Orleans team changed its name to the Pelicans. (The NBA, as part of the renaming of the New Orleans franchise and with its agreement, merged the records of the original franchise prior to its relocation with those of the new Hornets franchise; the Pelicans franchise records are only those of its New Orleans tenure.)
The [[Carolina Panthers]] play professional football in the [[NFL]] at Charlotte's Bank of America Stadium.
The [[Carolina Panthers]] play professional football in the [[NFL]] at Charlotte's Bank of America Stadium.