1998 Howard Stern Radio Show premieres in Charleston South Carolina on WAVF 96.1 FM
1994 Robert Jesse Charleston, museum curator, dies at 78
1989 Hurricane Hugo, kills 85 in Charleston SC
1976 Oscar Charleston selected to baseball's the Hall of Fame
1970 Bryce Florie, born in Charleston, Florida, pitcher for the San Diego Padres
1970 William Martin III, born in Charleston, South Carolina, finn yachter, Olympics-23rd-1996
1966 [Eric] Randy Barnes, Charleston, West Virginia, shot putter, Oly-silv/gold-88, 96
1965 Andy Dick, Charleston, South Carolina, actor, Matthew-Newsradio
1965 Katrina McClain, Charleston, South Carolina, basketball forward, 1996 Olympics gold
1963 WITV TV channel 7 in Charleston, South Carolina (PBS) begins broadcasting
1962 WCIV TV channel 4 in Charleston, South Carolina (NBC) begins broadcasting
1961 Anne White, Charleston, West Virginia, tennis, Wore spandex in '85 Wimbledon
1960 Catherine G Coleman, Charleston, South Carolina, Phd/Capt USAF/astronaut, STS 73
1956 Beth Daniel, Charleston, South Carolina, LPGA golfer, 1990 Kemper Open
1956 Ann Magnuson, Charleston, West Virginia, actress, Anything But Love, Hunger
1954 WCBD TV channel 2 in Charleston, South Carolina (ABC) begins broadcasting
1954 Will Patton, born in Charleston, South Carolina, actor, No Way Out, Ballzaire the Cajun
1953 WCSouth Carolina TV channel 5 in Charleston, South Carolina (CBS) begins broadcasting
1949 Frank L Culbertson, Jr., Charleston, South Carolina, Cmdr USN/astro, STS-38
1943 Lauren Hutton, [Mary], Charleston, South Carolina, model/actress, American Gigolo
1943 Jon Andrew McBride, Charleston, West Virginia, Capt USN/astronaut, STS 41G
1943 Conchata Ferrell, born in Charleston, West Virginia, actress, Deadly Hero, Susan-LA Law
1933 Tony Brown, Charleston, West Virginia, newsman, Tony Brown's Journal
1930 James Broderick, born in Charleston, New Hampshire, actor, Brenner-Brenner, Doug-Family
1929 George H Crumb, Charleston, West Virginia, composer, Pulitzer 1968-Echoes of Time
1926 3 men dance Charleston for 22 hours
1923 "Runnin' Wild" (introducing Charleston) opens on Broadway
1920 Roger Price, born in Charleston, West Virginia, actor and writer, Who's There, Droodles
1919 Race riot in Charleston, South Carolina, 2 blacks killed
1916 Robert Jesse Charleston, museum Curator
1911 Joseph Pulitzer, American newspaperman, dies in Charleston, SC
1909 Helen Chandler, Charleston, South Carolina, actress, Christopher Strong, Dracula
1893 Hurricane hits coast between Savannah Georgia and Charleston SC
1893 Tornado destroys coast of Savannah and Charleston, about 1000 die
1886 1st major earthquake recorded in eastern U.S., at Charleston SC, 110 die
1878 Ship Azor leaves Charleston with 206 blacks for Liberia
1876 Race riot in Charleston SC
1865 Evacuation of Charleston, South Carolina; Sherman's troops burn city
1865 Battle of Charleston South Carolina
1863 Submarine "HL Hunley" arrives in Charleston on railroad cars
1863 Battle of Charleston, South Carolina, failed Federal fleet attack on Fort Sumter
1861 Naval Engagement at Charleston, South Carolina USS Flag vs BR Alert
1861 Black demonstrators in Charleston staged ride-ins on street cars
1861 South Carolina seizes inactive Ft. Johnson in Charleston Harbor
1860 Dem convention in Charleston South Carolina divided over slavery
1843 An alligator falls from sky during a Charleston South Carolina thunderstorm
1842 John England, bishop of Charleston Carolina, dies
1838 Fire destroys half of Charleston
1831 1st U.S. railroad honeymoon trip, Mr. and Mrs. Pierson, Charleston, SC
1824 1st Jewish Reform congregation forms, Charleston, SC
1822 Denmark Vesey, and 5 aides hanged at Blake's Landing, Charleston, SC
1782 Charleston, South Carolina evacuated by British
1780 British troops occupy Charleston, South Carolina
1780 Charleston, South Carolina falls to British (Revolutionary War)
1776 Charleston, South Carolina repulses British sea attack
1775 Paul Revere rides from Charleston to Lexington
1735 1st opera performed in America, "Flora," in Charleston, South Carolina
1735 1st opera in U.S. "Flora," opens in Charleston, SC
1733 James Oglethorpe and 130 English colonists arrive at Charleston, SC
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