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October, 1935: The opera Porgy and Bess opens in New York
George Gershwin’s adaptation of DuBose Heyward’s novella, Porgy, opened at the Alvin Theater in New York on October 10, 1935. …
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September, 1739: John Rutledge is born to 15-year-old Sarah Hext Rutledge
Most of us know John Rutledge as a founding father of South Carolina. He served in the First and Second …
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August, 1775: Thomas Jeremiah is Sent to the Gallows
On the eve of the American Revolution, a free black, Thomas Jeremiah, was brought to the gallows at the green …
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July, 1669: First Draft of the Fundamental Constitutions of Carolina is Completed
The South Carolina Encyclopedia describes the Fundamental Constitutions of Carolina as “part constitution and part promotional tract.” Although the first …
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