Sports
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Coach Frank Howard gets his 100th win at Clemson as the Tigers down North Carolina, 26-21. A new scoreboard above the hill is used for the first time, featuring a tiger that wags his tail when Clemson scores.
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A Clemson regular season football game is broadcast for the first time, by NBC, the team's second-ever telecast game. The Tigers beat the N.C. State Wolfpack, 13-6.
In the News
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On January 31, 1958, the United States successfully launched its first satellite, Explorer 1, into space. This marked a significant milestone in the space race and contributed to the understanding of the Earth's radiation belts.
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On July 29, 1958, President Dwight D. Eisenhower signed the National Aeronautics and Space Act, establishing NASA (National Aeronautics and Space Administration).
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Jack Kilby of Texas Instruments invented the first integrated circuit or microchip.
On Campus
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South Carolina Botanical Garden's Arboretum is created.
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The President's Mansion is constructed.
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Lee Hall is constructed.
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President Robert Franklin Poole dies unexpectedly after suffering a heart attack during an alumni reunion weekend. He was the first President to be a graduate of Clemson.
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At a meeting of the Board of Trustees, Robert Cook Edwards is announced as the new acting president.
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Second-ever Tigerama is held with 10,000 in attendance.
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