1. On June 9, 1864, a Union cavalry force under General Alfred T. A. Torbert raided Mount Pleasant, South Carolina, destroying the town's cotton warehouses and other valuable property. The raid was part of General William T. Sherman's campaign to capture Savannah, Georgia, during the Civil War.

2. In 1898, on June 9, the South Carolina General Assembly passed the Dispensary Act, which created a state-run system for selling and regulating alcoholic beverages. The system was intended to reduce the negative social effects of alcohol by limiting access and reinvesting profits into public services.

3. On June 9, 1963, Charleston native and civil rights activist Septima Poinsette Clark was arrested for holding a workshop on citizenship education for African Americans in Mississippi. Clark, who had been a teacher for more than 40 years, was a key figure in the Civil Rights Movement and played a crucial role in the development of voter education programs.

4. On June 9, 1971, the city of Spartanburg, South Carolina, officially opened its new central business district. The project involved the construction of a new city hall, courthouse, and commercial center, and was aimed at revitalizing the downtown area and attracting new investment.

5. In 1988, on June 9, Hurricane Gilbert made landfall near Charleston, South Carolina, causing significant damage to the city and surrounding areas. The storm, which was one of the strongest hurricanes ever recorded in the Atlantic basin, caused extensive flooding, power outages, and destruction of property.