Hailstones
The largest recorded hailstone in South Carolina was 4 1/2 inches in diameter, falling in Florence on May 25, 2000.
The Brooks-Sumner Affair
In 1857, South Carolina Representative, Preston Brooks, avenged his uncle, Senator Andrew Butler, on the Senate floor by bludgeoning Charles Sumner. Sumner had previously insulted Senator Butler in a heated debate about Kansas.
National Transportation Week
This is National Transportation Week! South Carolina has 76,250 miles of public roads, 850 miles of interstate, and 4.1 million vehicle registrations.
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