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Friday, May 10, 2013  Historians and doctors have long debated what medical complications caused the death of legendary Confederate fighter Thomas J. "Stonewall" Jackson, felled by friendly fire in the Civil War.

Friday, December 28, 2012  This New Year's as the nation marks the 150th anniversary of the Emancipation Proclamation, one observance will be held on the South Carolina coast where the reading has special resonance.

Monday, November 29, 2010  On December 20, 1860 at the First Baptist Church of Columbia, South Carolina became an independent nation.

Saturday, September 18, 2010  Life at The Citadel during the Civil War is being discussed in a program leading up to the 150th anniversary of the war.

Tuesday, February 10, 2009  The Vatican will include discussion of intelligent design in a conference marking the 150th anniversary of Charles Darwin's "On the Origin of Species," officials said Tuesday.