1. In 1781, during the American Revolutionary War, British forces under General Cornwallis captured Fort Watson near present-day Summerton. The victory was short-lived, however, as American forces under General Marion attacked and captured the fort two weeks later.

2. On March 13, 1865, General William T. Sherman's Union Army captured the city of Cheraw in northeastern South Carolina, as part of his famous "March to the Sea" campaign. The city had strategic importance as a transportation hub and had been heavily fortified by Confederate forces.

3. In 1903, the South Carolina General Assembly passed a law establishing Clemson Agricultural College, now known as Clemson University. The school was named after former South Carolina Governor Thomas G. Clemson, who had bequeathed his estate to establish a "high seminary of learning."

4. March 13, 1960, was the date of the "Orangeburg Massacre," a tragic event in which South Carolina highway patrol officers opened fire on unarmed black protesters demonstrating against segregated bowling lanes at a local business. Three protesters were killed and many others were injured.

5. In 1986, the South Carolina state legislature adopted the palmetto tree and crescent moon as the official state flag. The design had been used unofficially since the American Revolution and was popularized during the Civil War as a symbol of resistance against federal authority. Today, the flag is a ubiquitous symbol of South Carolina and appears on everything from license plates to sports team apparel.