1. On March 24, 1765, the Stamp Act was passed by the British Parliament, which placed a tax on printed materials in the colonies. This act sparked outrage among colonists, leading to protests and eventually the American Revolution.

2. In 1824, the South Carolina State House was completed and dedicated in Columbia. The building, designed by John Rudolph Niernsee and Charles Cluskey, still stands today as a symbol of the state's history and political power.

3. On March 24, 1855, the South Carolina Institute Hall opened in Charleston. The facility was designed to promote the arts and sciences, and played a significant role in the city's cultural development before being destroyed in a fire in 1861.

4. In 1898, the Spanish-American War began with the sinking of the USS Maine in Havana harbor. South Carolina answered the call for volunteers, sending troops to fight in Cuba and the Philippines.

5. On March 24, 1960, South Carolina became the first state to pass a law requiring public libraries to be racially integrated. The law, signed by Governor Fritz Hollings, was a significant step forward in the state's civil rights movement.