In the News
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On November 22, 1963, President John F. Kennedy was assassinated in Dallas, Texas. The assassination was a significant event in U.S. history, leading to the swearing in of Vice President Lyndon B. Johnson as the 36th President of the United States.
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On August 28, 1963, the March on Washington took place, where Martin Luther King Jr. delivered his famous "I Have a Dream" speech.
On Campus
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Harvey Gantt becomes the first African-American student at Clemson as the college integrates without the friction seen on other Southern campuses. Gantt will later serve two terms as mayor of Charlotte, North Carolina. He also marries the first black Clemson coed - Lucinda Brawley.
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Tiger Band drops the cadet uniform for a modified Buckingham Queen's Guardsman-style uniform with big fur Busbee headgear which will be worn through the 1977 season.
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