1. On January 24, 1865, the Battle of Sullivan’s Island took place during the American Civil War. Confederate troops defended Fort Moultrie on the island from a Union attack but were eventually forced to retreat.

2. The South Carolina State House was completed on January 24, 1903. The building, located in Columbia, is the seat of government for the state and features a distinctive copper dome.

3. On January 24, 1961, South Carolina College officially changed its name to the University of South Carolina. Today, the university is a major research institution with over 35,000 students.

4. The USS Clamagore, a GUPPY III class submarine that served in the US Navy from 1945 to 1975, was officially decommissioned on January 24, 1975 in Charleston, South Carolina. The submarine is now a museum ship at Patriot’s Point.

5. The Greenville-Spartanburg International Airport opened its current terminal building on January 24, 2004. The airport serves the Upstate region of South Carolina and western North Carolina, and is a hub for low-cost carrier Southwest Airlines.