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Explore the timeline of American wars and conflicts including the French and Indian War, the American Revolutionary War, the War of 1812, the Mexican-American War, the American Civil War, the Spanish-American War, World War I, World War II, the Cold War, the Korean War, the Vietnam War, the Gulf War, the War in Afghanistan, and the Iraq War.

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National Former Prisoner of War Recognition Day (April 9)

This day honors those veterans who have served their country while being held captive in enemy territory. The day also honors the family of the prisoners of war and their long and anxious wait to see their family again. Visit the collection.

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Peter Horry | S.C. Hall of Fame

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Peter Horry | S.C. Hall of Fame
Peter Horry (1743-1815) was a planter from Georgetown County, South Carolina, who became a politician and leader during the American Revolutionary War. He served at the Battle of Fort Moultrie in 1776...
James C. "Jim" Self | Legacy of Leadership John A. Warren | Legacy of Leadership Profile

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John A. Warren | Legacy of Leadership Profile
John A. Warren (1925-2009) John Warren retired as chairman and chief executive of SCANA Corporation in January 1990, but 18 months later he was working again, as chairman of the South Carolina State...
Mr. Jefferson's Monticello, Part 1 | Project Discovery Revisited Kings Mountain | Project Discovery Revisited

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Kings Mountain | Project Discovery Revisited
Kings Mountain was the site of an important battle of the Revolutionary War. The British were defeated and started a retreat to Yorktown, where they eventually lost the war, giving the 13 colonies...
Mr. Jefferson's Monticello, Part 1 | Project Discovery Revisited H.L. Hunley Discovered | Project Discovery Revisited

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H.L. Hunley Discovered | Project Discovery Revisited
The H. L. Hunley was a product of the pre-Civil War Industrial Revolution. Submersibles, torpedoes, and shells were also innovations of the 1860s. James McClintock and Baxter Watson built the Hunley...
Eliza Lucas Pinckney | Legacy of Leadership Profile

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Eliza Lucas Pinckney | Legacy of Leadership Profile
Eliza Lucas Pinckney (1722–1793) Eliza Lucas, who was born in 1722 in Antigua, was 16 when she took charge of her father's plantation near Charles Town and successfully managed it. In 1738, Lieutenant...
James F. Byrnes | S.C. Hall of Fame Elliott White Springs | S.C. Hall of Fame

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Elliott White Springs | S.C. Hall of Fame
"There's no such thing as bad publicity..." This remark, attributed to Irish playwright Brendan Behan, sums up the advertising philosophy of noted textile executive Elliott White Springs of Springs...
General Jacob Edward Smart | S.C. Hall of Fame

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General Jacob Edward Smart | S.C. Hall of Fame
Jacob E. Smart served with the legendary General "Hap" Arnold in World War II, planning the daring bombing raid "Operation Tidal Wave". During the Cold War General Smart became an important leader in...
James Lide Coker | S.C. Hall of Fame

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James Lide Coker | S.C. Hall of Fame
Born January 3, 1837, in Society Hill, James Lide Coker was a farmer, soldier, businessman, merchant, banker, railroad man, and industrialist. He was a planter in Hartsville until the Civil War began...
James C. "Jim" Self | Legacy of Leadership John A. Warren | Legacy of Leadership Interview

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John A. Warren | Legacy of Leadership Interview
John A. Warren (1925-2009) John Warren retired as chairman and chief executive of SCANA Corporation in January 1990, but 18 months later he was working again, as chairman of the South Carolina State...
J. Willis Cantey | Legacy of Leadership Profile John H. Lumpkin, Sr. | Legacy of Leadership Profile

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John H. Lumpkin, Sr. | Legacy of Leadership Profile
John H. Lumpkin, Sr. (1916-1999) John Lumpkin knows about challenge and hard work and what it takes to be successful, but to hear him tell it, no one has enjoyed life more than he has. "I have been...
General Jacob Edward Smart | S.C. Hall of Fame Charles Duke | S.C. Hall of Fame

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Charles Duke | S.C. Hall of Fame
Inducted into the South Carolina Hall Of Fame, Charles Duke, Jr. is one of only twelve people to ever walk on the Moon as part of the historic Apollo 16 mission in 1972. Charles Moss "Charlie" Duke...
Andrew Pickens | S.C. Hall of Fame

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Andrew Pickens | S.C. Hall of Fame
8-minute biography of the life of American Revolution militia leader and US Congressman, General Andrew Pickens. Through the use of available archival materials, scholar interviews, and historical...
Francis Marion | S.C. Hall of Fame

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Francis Marion | S.C. Hall of Fame
A historical visualization of Francis Marion's partisan campaigns during the American Revolution in South Carolina featuring the artwork of Illustrator James H. Palmer, Jr., combined with interviews...
General Jacob Edward Smart | S.C. Hall of Fame Charles Townes | S.C. Hall of Fame

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Charles Townes | S.C. Hall of Fame
Charles H. Townes was born in Greenville, South Carolina, July 28, 1915, and grew up on a farm. Townes studied at Furman and Duke Universities, then headed west to Cal Tech. After getting his Ph.D...
Buck Mickel | Legacy of Leadership Profile Charles E. Daniel | Legacy of Leadership Profile

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Charles E. Daniel | Legacy of Leadership Profile
Charles E. Daniel (1895–1964) Charles E. Daniel, founder of Daniel International Corporation, is credited with not only building many of the industrial plants that located in South Carolina during its...
James C. "Jim" Self | Legacy of Leadership James Lide Coker | Legacy of Leadership Profile

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James Lide Coker | Legacy of Leadership Profile
James Lide Coker (1837–1918) Farmer, father, soldier, businessman, merchant, banker, railroad man, industrialist—those are only a few of the titles describing James Lide Coker, who for nearly 60 years...
Andrew Jackson | S.C. Hall of Fame

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Andrew Jackson | S.C. Hall of Fame
General Andrew Jackson was born in Lancaster County, South Carolina in 1767. He fought in the Revolutionary War and the War of 1812. Jackson became a lawyer and moved to Nashville, Tennessee. He was...
J. Willis Cantey | Legacy of Leadership Profile James M. Henderson | Legacy of Leadership Profile

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James M. Henderson | Legacy of Leadership Profile
James M. Henderson (1921–1995) Jim Henderson founded Henderson Advertising as a one-man agency in 1946, guided its growth into one of the top agencies in the Southeast, and put Greenville on the...
James C. "Jim" Self | Legacy of Leadership Frederick B. Dent | Legacy of Leadership Interview

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Frederick B. Dent | Legacy of Leadership Interview
Frederick B. Dent (1922 - ) In the fall of 1973, a reporter for Nation's Business wrote of Secretary of Commerce Frederick B. Dent: "Despite a soft Southern accent and an affable demeanor which fits...
James C. "Jim" Self | Legacy of Leadership Buck Mickel | Legacy of Leadership Profile

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Buck Mickel | Legacy of Leadership Profile
Buck Mickel (1925–1998) Buck Mickel, retired chairman of Daniel International Corporation and retired vice chairman and president of Fluor Corporation, was respected as a giant in the Greenville...