1. In 1804, the first issue of The Charleston Courier was published. The newspaper played an important role in shaping public opinion in South Carolina during the 19th and early 20th centuries.

2. In 1865, Confederate General Robert E. Lee sent a letter to Confederate President Jefferson Davis, in which he offered his resignation from the Confederate Army. This event is significant as it came just days before Lee's surrender to Union General Ulysses S. Grant at Appomattox Court House, effectively ending the American Civil War.

3. In 1946, the first issue of The Greenville News was published. The newspaper has been serving the Greenville community for over 75 years and has won numerous awards for its journalism.

4. In 1968, civil rights leader Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. was assassinated in Memphis, Tennessee. His death sparked a wave of nationwide protests and led to the passage of the Civil Rights Act of 1968, which prohibited discrimination in housing.

5. In 2015, South Carolina resident Walter Scott was shot and killed by a police officer during a routine traffic stop in North Charleston. The incident was captured on video by a bystander and became a focal point in the national conversation on police brutality and racial profiling. The officer involved was later charged with murder and sentenced to 20 years in prison.