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President born in South Carolina
On March 15th, 1767, President Andrew Jackson was born in Waxhaw, SC. -
South Carolina flag
In 1775, Col. William Moultrie created a a blue flag that included the cresent moon. In 1776 the palmetto tree was added to the flag. -
Columbia becomes the capital
Columbia becomes South Carolina's state capital. -
South Carolina becomes a state
South Carolina enters the Union, becoming the 8th state to join. -
Charleston passes the Ordinance of Secession
Charleston is the first state to accept the Ordinance of Sucession. South Carolina is the first to seceed from the Union -
First shots fired of the Civil War
The first shots of the Civil War were fired at Fort Sumter in Charleston. -
"Carolina" becomes South Carolina's state song
Based off the poem by Henry Timrod, "Carolina" becomes the official state song for South Carolina -
State Flower adopted
The Yellow Jasmine was made South Carolina's staet flower. -
Cabbage Palmetto becomes state tree
The Cabbage Palmetto becomes the state tree in 1939. -
State bird is announced; Carolina Wren
In 1948, South Carolina's state bird is the Carolina Wren. The Carolina Wren replaces the old state bird, the mockingbird. -
Civil Rights Act passed; the end of segregation
The Civil Rights Act is passed in South Carolina. This is the leading cause to the end of segregation. -
South Carolina's state animal is adopted; White-Tailed Deer
The White-Tailed Deer becomes the state animal for South Carolina.
