Sports
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The recommendation that the new playing field be named for President W. M. Riggs by the Clemson Alumni Association is unanimously adopted by the Board of Trustees
In the News
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Bosnian-Serb nationalist Gavrilo Princip assassinates of Archduke Franz Ferdinand of Austria, heir to the Austro-Hungarian throne, in Sarajevo. Austria-Hungary's resulting demands against the Kingdom of Serbia lead to the activation of a series of alliances in Europe, and within weeks the Great War is off and running.
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The most significant event of 1914 was the outbreak of World War I, which began on July 28, 1914, after the assassination of Archduke Franz Ferdinand of Austria on June 28.
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The Panama Canal, a monumental engineering achievement, officially opened on August 15, 1914. The canal provided a critical shortcut for maritime trade between the Atlantic and Pacific Oceans, significantly reducing travel time for ships.
On Campus
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John D. Rockefeller pledges $50,000 for construction of a Y.M.C.A. at Clemson Agricultural College, the first building on campus financed by private donations.
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