1. The Carolina Day holiday is celebrated on March 1 in South Carolina. This day commemorates the Battle of Sullivan's Island in 1776, where patriots defended against a British naval attack on Charleston Harbor during the American Revolution.

2. On March 1, 1917, Camp Jackson was established near Columbia, SC, as one of the country's many military training bases during WWI. The camp was later renamed Fort Jackson and remains an active installation today.

3. Captain Robert Smalls, a former slave who became a hero during the Civil War, was elected to the South Carolina House of Representatives on March 1, 1868. He was one of the first African Americans to hold elected office in the state.

4. On March 1, 1956, Strom Thurmond delivered the longest filibuster in U.S. history, speaking for over 24 hours to try and block the Civil Rights Act of 1957. Thurmond, who represented South Carolina in the U.S. Senate, read from telephone directories and other non-related documents to keep the filibuster going.

5. In 2005, South Carolina became the first state to require a recycling program for old electronics. The "South Carolina Electronic Waste and Recycling Act" went into effect on March 1 of that year, mandating that manufacturers of electronic devices sold in the state must provide a take-back program for consumers' old electronics.