1. In 1865, the Confederate troops under General Joseph E. Johnston surrendered to Union General William Tecumseh Sherman at the Bennett Farm near Durham Station, effectively ending the Civil War in South Carolina.

2. In 1970, the Orangeburg Massacre occurred when South Carolina Highway Patrol officers fired into a group of unarmed students from South Carolina State University who were protesting segregation at a bowling alley. Three students were killed and 27 others were injured.

3. In 1984, the first South Carolina State Bluegrass Festival was held in Myrtle Beach. The festival has since become an annual event and is one of the largest bluegrass festivals in the Southeast.

4. In 1988, Columbia, South Carolina became the first capital city in the United States to mandate a curbside recycling program. The program has since expanded and now includes recycling collection for both residential and commercial properties.

5. In 1994, the South Carolina Education Lottery was established by a referendum vote, making South Carolina one of the last states to establish a statewide lottery. The first lottery tickets went on sale in 2002, and the proceeds from the lottery are used to fund education programs in the state.