August 11
1940: A hurricane makes landfall at Beaufort. Winds of 104 mph strike Parris Island, destroying barracks and doing $1.5 million in damage to the Marine Recruit Depot. Recruit training continued at Quantico, Va., until repairs could be made. There were no serious injuries.
2019: For a record fourth time, Rob Simmons wins the Beaufort City Championship golf tournament at Fripp Island by 11 strokes.
August 13
1940: The Marine post on Parris Island is re-designated Recruit Depot, Marine Barracks, Parris Island.
2019: Beaufort Academy names Bobby Smith its head boys basketball coach.
2021: Tim Ogden is sworn in as the Chief of the City of Beaufort-Town of Port Royal Fire Department, replacing Reece Bertholf, who had been named the Deputy City Manager for the City of Beaufort.
August 15
2019: Democratic Presidential candidate Andrew Yang speaks at the Grand Army of the Republic Hall in Beaufort.
2021: In a private service, Beaufort’s Jill Striebinger becomes the first South Carolina woman ordained by the Association of Roman Catholic Women Priests. Her ordination is not recognized by the Roman-Catholic Church.
August 16
1965: Joe Frazier makes his professional boxing debut with a heavyweight victory by TKO over Woody Goss at the Convention Center in Philadelphia.
– Compiled by Mike McCombs
