This Sunday, two people will be honored for their heroic actions, more than five decades ago. In 1953, a gas explosion forever changed the face of downtown Aiken. Ten people were killed, but some were saved, thanks to a few brave men. WJBF News Channel 6’s Joy Howe has more.

It’s the 20th anniversary of the worst natural disaster in modern times in South Carolina. Hurricane Hugo, a Category 4 storm, smashed ashore at Charleston with its 135 mph winds 20 years ago on Monday.

Approaching the 150th anniversary of the Civil War, the South Carolina Department of Archives and History is holding its annual symposium on the war and how it affected the state.

Do you remember where you were at and how you felt after the tragedies on September 11, 2001? A WJBF News Channel 6 photojournalist went out on September 13, 2001 and captured this sound and images of the mood of the community.

Workers at the Greer, South Carolina BMW plant marked the plant’s 15th anniversary this week. The plant has grown from about 600 employees in 1994 to about 5,000 workers.

The first men on the moon are making a big pitch for Mars. The Apollo 11 crew is due at the White House today to be honored by President Barack Obama on the 40th anniversary of their accomplishment. And they plan to pitch the president on backing a human mission to Mars.

The Tellus Northwest Georgia Science Museum is holding a weekend of special events to commemorate the 40th anniversary of the landing on the moon.

National Museum of Patriotism will mark its fifth anniversary this Independence Day.

Sunday marked the 14th anniverary of the Oklahoma City bombing…Several hundred people gathered at the Oklahoma City National Memorial and museum to observe the somber anniversary.

Staff members at Doctors Hospital in Columbus are still coping one year after a gunman killed a patient and two employees. Charles Johnston is accused of entering the hospital on March 27, 2008 and killing administrative assistant Leslie Harris, nurse Pete Wright and patient James David Baker.

A moment in history was observed, Sunday, in Alabama. More than 1,000 people took part in recreating the civil rights march in Selma, that happened 44 years ago.

The son of a man shot and wounded in the Orangeburg Massacre says he will again file a bill to reopen the investigation into the killings. The 41st anniversary of the event was commemorated Sunday. Three people were killed and 27 injured on the campus of South Carolina State University when state troopers and other officers fired on a civil rights protest.

You’re going to hear a whole lot about Motown this year. Motown Records is celebrating its 50th anniversary.

It’s been four years since Graniteville heard the sounds of the train wreck that would change many residents’ lives forever. Now, there’s less jobs, less people, and less hope in the community. WJBF News Channel 6’s Joy Howe has more.

Tuesday, January 6th is the 4-year anniversary of the tragic train derailment in Granitveville, South Carolina that spilled chlorine gas and killed nine people and injured dozens of others.