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March 7

2022: S.C. Gov. Henry McMaster is the keynote speaker as the first South Coast Cyber Summit is held at Tabby Place in downtown Beaufort.

March 8

1971: Joe Frazier defeats Muhammad Ali at Madison Square Garden in New York City to improve to 27-0, win the vacant The Ring world heavyweight title and retain the WBA and vacant WBC world heavyweight titles.

March 9

1874: The Town of Port Royal is incorporated with the State of South Carolina.

March 10

1913: Harriet Tubman dies of pneumonia in Auburn, N.Y.

March 11

2019: Beaufort weightlifter Dade Stanley sweeps silver medals in the 81kg weight class at the IWF Youth World championships in Las Vegas. Stanley lifted 133kg on the Snatch, 155kg on the Clean & Jerk and 288kg Total, all silver-medal efforts.

— Compiled by Mike McCombs

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