The state legislature approved a bill requiring the University of South Carolina (was South Carolina College) to admit women . On Sept. 24, 1895, Frances Guignard Gibbes was the first woman admitted to the college. 

September 23rd is the autumnal equinox and the beginning of fall here in South Carolina. You can watch the progression of fall foliage throughout the United States on this interactive map!

30 years ago, Hurricane Hugo made landfall just slightly north of Charleston on September 22, 1989, with 140 mph sustained winds. Hugo remains the strongest and costliest hurricane in the history of the state.