South Carolina became the 8th state to join the United States of America.
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South Carolina seceded from the United States of America.
During a thunderstorm in Charleston, South Carolina, the National Weather Service reported an alligator falling from the sky.
Someone in South Carolina won a $1.6 billion lottery jackpot, making it the biggest win in US history at the time.
Florida, one of the confederate states, was readmitted to the Union.
The first Jewish person was elected in the US.
