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Saturday, February 09, 2013  The Myrtle Beach stamp club is holding a weekend gathering which includes a commemoration of the 150th anniversary of the Battle of Gettysburg.

Sunday, September 30, 2012  ST. HELENA ISLAND, S.C. (AP) - A historic African American cultural institution that once educated freed slaves on the South Carolina coast and later served as a retreat center for civil rights leaders such as the Rev. Martin Luther King is celebrating its 150th anniversary.

Monday, June 13, 2011  The Civil War commemorations planned for the next several years have revived an unsettling debate that lingers 150 years after the conflict: how to view the role of African Americans in the Confederacy.

Tuesday, April 12, 2011  Cannons boomed in the wee hours around Charleston Harbor, recreating the bombardment of Fort Sumter that plunged the nation into the Civil War on April 12th, 1861.

Monday, April 11, 2011  Perhaps no other event in U.S. history continues to fascinate Americans as much as the Civil War.

Monday, April 11, 2011  The opening salvo of the American Civil War will be recreated in the harbor of Charleston, S.C., as part of events marking this week's 150th anniversary of the start of the conflict.

Thursday, February 10, 2011  A fight is brewing over a proposed Mississippi specialty license plate that would honor an early leader of the Ku Klux Klan.

Monday, January 17, 2011  Speakers at the annual King Day at the Dome rally say the Confederate flag must be removed from Statehouse grounds.

Tuesday, December 28, 2010  A conflict that cost more lives than any other U.S. War and one that continues to shape our nation today.

Friday, December 17, 2010  South Carolina is marking the 150th anniversary of its secession from the Union with a discussion of the event that eventually thrust the nation into the Civil War.

Wednesday, December 15, 2010  Organizers of events marking the 150th anniversary of the Civil War in South Carolina say the commemorations may spark differences of opinion and evoke painful memories.

Monday, December 13, 2010  With the 150th anniversary of the Civil War approaching, cadets from The Citadel plan to re-enact the firing of what many consider the first hostile shots of the conflict.

Friday, December 03, 2010  A civil rights group plans to protest a ball marking the 150th anniversary of South Carolina's secession from the Union.

Monday, October 11, 2010  State lawmakers in the city where the Civil War began are boating to Fort Sumter to hear plans for observing the 150th anniversary of the war.

Thursday, October 15, 2009  Hunting Island Light was built on the South Carolina 150 years ago and a four-day celebration marks the anniversary.