1. On May 25, 1780, the Battle of Waxhaws in Lancaster County took place during the American Revolutionary War. The battle was fought between American Patriot forces and British soldiers, and it resulted in a controversial massacre of wounded Patriot soldiers by the British.

2. On May 25, 1865, the last Confederate Army of the West under General Edmund Kirby Smith surrendered in New Orleans, Louisiana, effectively ending the Civil War.

3. On May 25, 1961, the Freedom Rides began in South Carolina. A group of 13 Black and white activists from the Congress of Racial Equality (CORE) boarded buses in Washington, D.C., and rode through several Southern states, including South Carolina, to challenge segregation on interstate transportation.

4. On May 25, 1978, the Charleston Nine were killed in a fire at the Sofa Super Store in Charleston, South Carolina. The firefighters were trapped in the building when the roof collapsed, and their deaths led to changes in fire department safety procedures.

5. On May 25, 2018, the South Carolina First Steps to School Readiness Act was signed into law. The legislation aims to improve early childhood education and health outcomes for children from birth to age five in the state.