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September 7

2021: A U.S. Marine recruit, Pvt. Anthony Munoz of Lawrence, Mass., is found dead on Marine Corps Recruit Depot Parris Island after an apparent fall from a balcony.

September 8

2019: Former South Carolina Governor and U.S. Representative (R-SC-1) Mark Sanford announces he is running for President.

September 9

1974: St. Helena Island’s Penn Center is named to the National Register of Historic Places.

September 10

2021: S.C. State Senator Mia McLeod (D), a gubernatorial candidate, makes a campaign stop at the Gullah Geechee Visitors Center at LyBensons Gallery & Studio on St. Helena Island.

— Compiled by Mike McCombs

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