Sports
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The South Carolina General Assembly ratifies an act authorizing a $150,000 bond issue for a new athletic stadium at Clemson. The bill goes to Governor Maybank for signature.
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Work begins on the site of Memorial Stadium including cleaning, digging and leveling the site, supervised by Frank Howard.
In the News
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On December 7, 1941, Japan launched a surprise attack on the U.S. naval base at Pearl Harbor, Hawaii, resulting in significant casualties and damage to the Pacific Fleet. The attack led to the United States formally entering World War II the next day.
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In 1941, the first group of African American military aviators, known as the Tuskegee Airmen, began training at Tuskegee Army Air Field in Alabama. Their service would challenge racial discrimination in the U.S. military and pave the way for the desegregation of the armed forces.
On Campus
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The Clemson Dairy Department begins the experimental manufacture of blue cheese.
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