Learn about popular holidays like Valentine's Day, Independence Day, Thanksgiving Day, Christmas and more.
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October 1-31 Visit the Knowitall blog for helpful information on using Knowitall all through the month! October Observances (Month): Archaeology Month October is Archaeology Month in South Carolina...
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September 1-30 Visit the Knowitall blog for helpful information on using Knowitall all through the month! September Observances (Month): Hispanic Heritage (September 15 - October 15) Hispanic Heritage...
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August 1-31 Visit the Knowitall blog for helpful information on using Knowitall all through the month! August Observances (Day): Click on a number below. 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 |...
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July 1-31 July is National Peach Month In March of 1982, President Ronald Reagan proclaimed July to be National Peach Month. South Carolina is second in the nation in peach production (second only to...
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June 1-30 June is African American Music Appreciation Month The month of June provides a time to appreciate and celebrate African American musicians, composers, singers, and songwriters. This...
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The Emancipation Proclamation has often been misunderstood, even by those who admire it. Abraham Lincoln disliked the system of slavery, but he made it clear from the beginning that the war effort was...
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In an effort to disrupt the federal blockade, the Confederacy resorted to many ingenious plans, but perhaps the most daring of all was the attempt to build and use a submarine. The "Hunley" eventually...
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In this segment, a student asks why Francis Marion is called the Swamp Fox, and the answer is given that he was one of the first to use what we now know as guerilla tactics. He would hide in the swamp...
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Veterans Day was originally celebrated on Armistice Day on November 11, 1918 to commemorate the ending of hostilities in World War I. The Armistice was signed by President Woodrow Wilson on the 11th...
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In this segment, footage from the excavation of the Hunley is provided, and information about the salt water keeping the metal from corroding is given. Footage of the Hunley being raised is included...
