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“F” is for Freedom Rides [1961-1962]. The Freedom Rides were a series of bus trips through the South designed to force compliance with the US Supreme…

"O" is for Owens Field.

“H” is for Hodges, James Hovis [b. 1956]. Governor. Hodges’ political career began when he was elected to the South Carolina House of Representatives in…

“R” is for the Rock Hill Movement. Led by the politically charged students of Friendship Junior College, the Rock Hill Movement signaled a major change in…

“R” is for Rivers. South Carolina has an abundance of rivers that originate within the state or that enters from Georgia and North Carolina and drain land…

The modern oboe most likely originated in France in the 1600's. The word oboe, which is the instrument’s name in both English and Italian, comes from the…

Already during their lifetimes, Antonin Dvorák and Peter Ilyich Tchaikovsky were among the most famous composers in the world. Their music is extremely…

The Snare Drum is an instrument with a military background and military drummers still play it, the instrument strapped to their sides as they march. Host…

Like many 19th-century composers, Robert Schumann often gave his works picturesque titles. Schumann’s Scenes from Childhood, for example, a set of pieces…

Today is the birthday of the composer Paul Hindemith, who was born near Frankfurt, Germany, in 1895. Hindemith originally trained as a violinist and a…