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December, 1718: The Pirate Stede Bonnet is Hung in Charleston
December 10, 1718 Stede Bonnet was born in Barbados in 1688. His father was a planter but both parents died shortly …
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November, 1730: William Moultrie is Born
November 23, 1730 On November 23, 1730, William Moultrie was born in Charleston. His mother was Lucretia Cooper and his father, …
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October, 1685: Louis XIV Revokes the Edict of Nantes and French Huguenots Flee to South Carolina
October 18, 1685 In the 1560s, the number of Protestants who followed the Calvinist form of religion, or Huguenots, was increasing …
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September, 1761: Cherokees Relinquish their Hunting Lands
September 23, 1761 After more than three years of hostilities, Cherokee Indians signed a treaty with South Carolina’s Lieutenant Governor William …
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