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In a meeting at the home of Rupert H. Fike, M.D., nine Clemson boosters form IPTAY, a now-classic alumni and fan sports support organization template that has been widely copied at other schools. The name stands for "I Pay Ten A Year" for the original donation requested from the members during the Depression era. Originally it takes on some of the "secret society" aspects of organizations such as Yale's Skull & Bones fraternity, (which "they" still deny exists, in 2007), but IPTAY abandoned the secrecy aspect in 1939.
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Also known as the Wheeler-Howard Act, the Indian Reorganization Act was signed into law on June 18, 1934. It aimed to reverse the Dawes Act’s policy of assimilation and allowed Native American tribes to regain self-governance and control over their lands.
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On May 23, 1934, infamous American criminals Bonnie Parker and Clyde Barrow were ambushed and killed by law enforcement officers in Louisiana. Their deaths marked the end of their crime spree during the Great Depression, and they became legendary figures in American folklore.
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On August 2, 1934, President Paul von Hindenburg died, and Adolf Hitler merged the positions of Chancellor and President, declaring himself Führer (leader) of Germany. This marked the official establishment of Hitler’s dictatorial rule.
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