South Carolina 228th Anniversary of Statehood 23 May 201624 May 2016 The Carolina Nerd 228 years ago today… On May 23, 1788, my home state of South Carolina became the 8th to ratify the U.S. Constitution and join the United States of America. Share this:Click to share on Twitter (Opens in new window)Click to share on Facebook (Opens in new window)Click to share on WhatsApp (Opens in new window)Click to share on Telegram (Opens in new window)Click to share on LinkedIn (Opens in new window)Click to share on Reddit (Opens in new window)Click to share on Tumblr (Opens in new window)Click to share on Pinterest (Opens in new window)Click to share on Skype (Opens in new window)Click to print (Opens in new window)