South Carolina became the 8th state to join the United States of America.
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Someone in South Carolina won a $1.6 billion lottery jackpot, making it the biggest win in US history at the time.
The US Military shot down a Chinese high-altitude surveillance balloon.
Florida, one of the confederate states, was readmitted to the Union.
Joe Biden won the South Carolina primary election.
Senator Brooks from South Carolina used a cane to hit a Massachusetts Senator, Charles Sumner, after Sumner criticized slave owners.
