1708 – African slaves comprise majority of population in the colony; blacks make up majority of population in the city and state until the early 20th century
1719 – Charles Town renamed "Charlestown" (approximate date).[2]
April 1 - Kress Lunch Counter Sit-In. Twenty-four students from Burke High School, the main African American High School downtown, staged a sit-in protest at the Kress Lunch Counter on King Street.[55]
Pinehaven Cinema and Gateway Drive-In cinema open.[52]
The College of Charleston becomes a public college marking the beginning of the transition of the school from being the multi-hundred, private, school it had traditionally been to being the around ten thousand student school it leveled out at in the early 2000s.[56]
1969 – March 20: Charleston Hospital Strike begins.[57]
November 17: John Tecklenburg is elected mayor in a runoff election, the first new mayor since 1975
November: Dramatic increase of the homeless camp under the Cooper River Bridge from roughly ten to over 600 residents.[75] The primary cause is the increase in housing prices and a significant percentage of the camp residents had jobs but could not afford living accommodations.
2017
January 20: Local anti-Trump inauguration protest held at Brittlebank Park has ~2,000 attendees.[76]
January: The Dutch Dialogues begin. Facing the threat of global warming raising the sea level, the city government began official communication with officials in The Netherlands to help design and craft solutions to the massive flooding to come.[77]
November 18: John Tecklenburg is reelected mayor after a runoff against Mike Seekings, with significant issues being concerns over flooding, tourism, new development, and housing prices
Autumn: Mumps outbreak at the College of Charleston has over 75 cases [78]
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