BEGIN:VCALENDAR VERSION:2.0 PRODID:-//ZContent.net//Zap Calendar 1.0//EN CALSCALE:GREGORIAN METHOD:PUBLISH BEGIN:VTIMEZONE TZID:UTC BEGIN:STANDARD DTSTART:20070101T000000 TZOFFSETFROM:+0000 TZOFFSETTO:+0000 TZNAME:UTC END:STANDARD END:VTIMEZONE BEGIN:VEVENT SUMMARY:South Carolina secedes from the Union UID:2008-05-08-02-01-16-63-@americanhistorycalendar.com SEQUENCE:0 STATUS:CONFIRMED TRANSP:OPAQUE RRULE:FREQ=YEARLY;INTERVAL=1;BYMONTH=12;BYMONTHDAY=20 DTSTART;TZID=UTC;VALUE=DATE:20251220 DTEND;TZID=UTC;VALUE=DATE:20251221 DTSTAMP:20260627T141948 CATEGORIES:Civil War Events LOCATION:South Carolina GEO:33.836081;-81.1637245 X-ALT-DESC;FMTTYPE=text/html:\n\n\n

South Carolina seceded f rom the United States on December 20, 1860, becoming the first state to le ave the Union. The decision was driven by disputes over states' rights and the future of slavery. South Carolina's secession marked the beginning of the Southern states' withdrawal, which led directly to the outbreak of th e American Civil War in 1861.

DESCRIPTION:South Carolina seceded from the United States on December 20\, 1860\, becoming the first state to leave the Union. The decision was drive n by disputes over states' rights and the future of slavery. South Carolin a's secession marked the beginning of the Southern states' withdrawal\, wh ich led directly to the outbreak of the American Civil War in 1861.\n\n URL:https://americanhistorycalendar.com/component/zcalendar/2,6759-south-ca rolina-secedes-from-the-union?Itemid= END:VEVENT END:VCALENDAR