1. On October 28, 1715, the Yamasee War began in South Carolina. The war was fought between British settlers and various Native American tribes, including the Yamasee, Catawba, and Cherokee.

2. On October 28, 1780, British forces under General Charles Cornwallis defeated American troops under General Nathanael Greene at the Battle of Fishdam Ford. This was a major battle in the southern theater of the American Revolutionary War.

3. James R. Clyburn, who has represented South Carolina's 6th congressional district in the United States House of Representatives since 1993, was born on October 28, 1940, in Sumter, South Carolina.

4. On October 28, 1986, Greenville, South Carolina, was hit by a tornado that caused significant damage and killed two people. The tornado was part of a larger outbreak of tornadoes across the southeastern United States.

5. On October 28, 1995, the South Carolina Gamecocks football team defeated the Tennessee Volunteers 24-23. This was the first win for South Carolina over Tennessee since 1903, and it marked a turning point in the program's history.