After being driven out by fierce opposition of Charlotte & Mecklenburg's citizens to British occupation in 1780 during the American Revolutionary War British General Cornwallis wrote that "Charlotte Town was a hornet's nest of rebellion." The date "May 20, 1775" reflects the date that the citizens of Mecklenburg declared independence from Britain… more than a year before the Continental Congress in Philadelphia declared independence from Britain.
The Charlotte Bobcats is an old name of the Charlotte Hornets. The Charlotte Hornets is a professional basketball team in North Carolina.
Charlotte Hornets - NBA - was created in 1988.
Gary Neal is number 12 on the Charlotte Hornets.
D.J. White is number 8 on the Charlotte Hornets.
Jannero Pargo is number 5 on the Charlotte Hornets.
Al Jefferson is number 25 on the Charlotte Hornets.
Anthony Tolliver is number 43 on the Charlotte Hornets.
Bismack Biyombo is number 0 on the Charlotte Hornets.
Brendan Haywood is number 33 on the Charlotte Hornets.
Cody Zeller is number 40 on the Charlotte Hornets.
Dwight Powell is number 33 on the Charlotte Hornets.
Gerald Henderson is number 9 on the Charlotte Hornets.