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25 Jun 1868
Florida, one of the confederate states, was readmitted to the Union.
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20 Dec 1860
South Carolina seceded from the United States of America.
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22 May 1856
Senator Brooks from South Carolina used a cane to hit a Massachusetts Senator, Charles Sumner, after Sumner criticized slave owners.
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2 Jul 1843
During a thunderstorm in Charleston, South Carolina, the National Weather Service reported an alligator falling from the sky.
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23 May 1788
South Carolina became the 8th state to join the United States of America.
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11 Jan 1775
The first Jewish person was elected in the US.