ON THIS DATE

October 30, 2024

History

November 3

1874: Beaufort’s Robert Smalls is elected to the South Carolina Legislature.

November 5

1895: Annie Wigg Smith, second wife of Robert Smalls, dies.

2019: Joe DeVito is elected Mayor of the Town of Port Royal, defeating Mayor Pro-Temp Mary Beth Gray-Heyward by 22 points.

— Compiled by Mike McCombs

April 17 2008: The first edition of the Lady’s Island News – now called The Island

‘Her Mark’ – Women’s Voices During Reconstruction

USCB’s Institute for the Study of the Reconstruction Era hosting 3rd annual spring symposium From staff

April 12 2019: Twenty-one-year-old U.S. Marine Cpl. Tyler P. Wallingford, an Aircraft Ordinance Technician with Marine

From staff reports Beaufort native Robert Smalls’ birthday was celebrated at the annual Robert Smalls Birthday

April 4 1922: Harriet Keyserling, daughter of Isador Hirschfeld and Pauline Steinberg, is born in New