Crowds of people enjoyed Saturday’s nice weather while touring downtown Aiken, as part of ‘Celebrate Aiken’. In celebration of the city’s of 175th anniversary, people checked out 13 historical sites throughout the city.

The product once envisioned as a new type of wallpaper turns 50 this month.

South Carolina’s Organ and Tissue Donor Registry is celebrating its first anniversary, but many South Carolinians who may think they’re on it are not. WJBF News Channel 6’s SC Capitol reporter, Robert Kittle, has more.

The South Carolina Education Lottery celebrated its 8th Anniversary Thursday at a ceremony in Columbia. Lottery officials were joined by students from area colleges and universities who have received scholarship money from the lottery.

Tuesday, January 6, 2010 marks the 5-year anniversary of the tragic train wreck and chlorine spill that killed 9 people in Graniteville, injured several others, and displaced many residents. We are taking a look back on the events of that fateful day on January 6, 2005 as captured by WJBF News Channel 6 cameras and news crews. UPDATE: It’s hard to believe it is the fifth anniversary of that deadly train accident that killed nine people, in Graniteville, SC and impacted thousands of others. Graniteville is a community that’s still trying to pick itself back up. The fire chief here said the actual incident lasted a few weeks, but things are still not back to what they were here, years later. WJBF News Channel 6’s Joy Howe has more.

An icon for Interstate 95 motorists is celebrating a milestone, but it’s also facing challenges from competitors and a need to make upgrades and improvements. ‘The Morning News of Florence’ reports that South of the Border has remained a roadside attraction for 60 years. It features more than a dozen shops, six restaurants, a small amusement park and a motel with 300 rooms.

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.