Description


Status: Resolved
Established: June 3rd, 1898


South Carolina timeline...

  • 1896: May 10, Confederate Memorial Day, added as state holiday
  • 1896: January 19, Robert E. Lee's birthday, added as state holiday, wasn't on 2020 calendar
  • 1898: June 3, Jefferson Davis' birthday, added as state holiday, wasn't on 2020 calendar
  • 1978: Employees can pick one of the Confederate-related holidays or January 15 as a day off
  • 1983: National Memorial Day added as state holiday. Employees' optional holiday broadened to include any day they choose.
  • 2000: Martin Luther King Day and Confederate Memorial Day become mandatory state holidays


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