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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, South Carolina 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 Randy Barnes, Charleston, West Virginia, shot putter, Gold Medal 1996 Olympics, Silver Medal 1988 Olympics 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/Captain 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, Commander USN/astronaut, STS-38 1943 Lauren Hutton, Mary, Charleston, South Carolina, model/actress, American Gigolo 1943 Jon Andrew McBride, Charleston, West Virginia, Captain USN/astronaut, STS-41G 1943 Conchata Ferrell, born in Charleston, West Virginia, actress, Deadly Hero, Susan-LA Law 1941 Thomas F. Hartnett, born in Charleston, South Carolina, Representative-R-South Carolina 1981 - 1986 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 1927 Arthur Ravenel, Jr., born in Charleston, South Carolina, Representative-R-South Carolina 1987 - 1995 1926 3 men dance Charleston for 22 hours 1923 "Runnin' Wild" (introducing Charleston) opens on Broadway 1922 Ernest Hollings, born in Charleston, South Carolina, Senator-D-South Carolina 1966 - 2005 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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