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As the ship Berkeley Bay slowly turned northwest out of the Atlantic Ocean into what would later be called South Carolina’s North Edisto River, Lt. Colonel Robert Sandford leaned against the rail to get a good look at the lush,…
The Preamble to the United States Constitution reads: We the people of the United States, in order to form a more perfect Union, establish Justice, ensure domestic Tranquility, provide for the common defense, promote the general Welfare, and secure the…
Many of us face situations in which we must make a choice whether to be loyal to one cause or another. Some choices are easy. Do we want to shop at this same store today or try another one? Others…
If you are a genius, change the course of human history, and win a Nobel Prize in physics, you could get some bubbles named after you. Enrico Fermi was born in Rome in 1901. His mind developed quickly, and at…
Although in the 1730s the American colonies were still solidly part of the British Empire, there were hints that Americans were at times beginning to rise to the occasion of necessity without regard to British precedents. One such case involved…
When Confederate soldiers fired their cannons at Fort Sumter in Charleston Harbor on April 12, 1861 and started the Civil War, they did so with a great deal of enthusiasm and optimism. But as the months went by, it became…
For decades before the turmoil and destruction of the Civil War, Charleston, South Carolina had a small but thriving scientific community. Since a concern of the early Carolinians was for growing crops to both feed themselves and for profitable export…
Alexander Garden, Physician and Botanist Today, Charleston, South Carolina, is considered one of America’s premier tourist destinations with its many historic homes, fine restaurants, and beautiful beaches. And although we do not think of Charleston as being a scientific center,…
