1. South Carolina was one of the original 13 colonies to celebrate the first Thanksgiving in 1631. However, the date of Thanksgiving varied until 1863, when President Abraham Lincoln proclaimed the last Thursday in November as the official national day of Thanksgiving.

2. On November 1, 1755, a powerful earthquake struck Charleston, South Carolina, and other areas in the southeast region of the United States. The earthquake, estimated to be around magnitude 6.0, caused significant damage to buildings and homes, but luckily, there were few fatalities.

3. The Battle of Honey Hill, one of the last major Confederate victories of the Civil War, occurred on November 30, 1864, in Jasper County, South Carolina. The Union troops were attempting to cut off Confederate supply lines and disrupt their communication routes, but they were ultimately unsuccessful in their mission.

4. On November 1, 1895, the Clemson Agricultural College of South Carolina opened its doors to students for the first time. The college was founded as an all-male military institute and later evolved into a coeducational public research university that is now known as Clemson University.

5. November 1, 2005, marked the opening of the Ravenel Bridge, a cable-stayed bridge that spans the Cooper River in Charleston, South Carolina. The bridge, named after the former state senator Arthur Ravenel Jr., replaced the aging Grace Memorial Bridge and has become a famous landmark of the city.