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Join us for an interview with Steve Smith, long-time political lobbyist in South Carolina. He worked with 8 governors, 8 speakers of the house, and 14 senate presidents. Enjoy

On September 1, 1939, Nazi troops, under orders from Adolf Hitler, invaded Poland initiating World War II; however, the war was several years in the making. How did the war come about? Could it have been avoided? Was...

Many believe that the first permanent European settlement in the Carolina Colony was Charleston. It wasn't. The first settlers were in the Albemarle Sound region of North Carolina. Listen to the fascinating story of how...

Welsh Neck Baptist Church in the Pee Dee region of South Carolina , the second oldest Baptist congregation in the state, left a significant footprint in South Carolina history. Take a moment to explore this important...

In October 1930, a gruesome murder took place in Spartanburg, SC. Eighteen axe blows killed Gilbert Fleming? Who did it? Why?

We usually associate steamboats with the Mississippi, but North and South Carolina were early participants in the steamboat business. Steaming on rivers such as the Pee Dee, the Cape Fear, and the Savannah, steamboats...

Since 1945, rumors have swirled about Spartanburg's involvement in the Manhattan Project. Let's take a look at the real story.

World War I often doesn't receive much attention, but it is a major part of our every day lives. Join me for a brief introduction to how World War I created our modern world.

World War I profoundly shaped our modern world, but how did they war start? How did Europe move from peace to war in a matter of a few short days during the summer of 1914.

If you've been to Mrytle Beach, you've been to Horry County, SC. How did the county get this unique name? This is the story of Peter Horry, Revolutionary War hero.

In 1991, a fire at Imperial Food killed 25 workers in the little town of Hamlet, NC. It was a terrible and fully avoidable tragedy. It was profit over safety.

In 1788 and 1789, many North Carolinians, a majority at times, opposed ratification of the U.S. Constitution. They lost, but they made NC and the U.S. better for it. Here is their story.

Lucille "Miss Ludy" Godbold, a native of Estill, was South Carolina's first great female athlete, setting a world record at the 1922 Women's Olympic Games. Her athletic achievements, including a world record, made her a...

We don't think much about the history of our interstate system in South Carolina, but the long history of roads in South Carolina from the pre-colonial era through the construction of interstates is fascinating.

Covering the era from the assassination of Anwar Sadat through the late 1990s, this is the final episode of the series on Israel and Palestine in the 20th century.