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Bob Williams takes over as head football coach.
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Thanksgiving Day, a holiday. (The Clemson College Annual of 1907, page 15.) The Clemson Tiger football team's first forward pass takes place during the game with Georgia Tech in Atlanta. Left End, Powell Lykes, drops back to kick, but lobs a 30-yard pass to George Warren instead. Clemson defeats John Heisman-led Tech, 10-0, putting series record at 5-1-1 in the Tigers' favor. Coach Williams' team has a 4-0-3 season, technically undefeated, but not a perfect outcome.
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The Intercollegiate Athletic Association of the United States (IAAUS), is established to set rules for amateur athletic sports in the United States.
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The RMS Lusitania, a British ocean liner, was launched on June 7, 1906. It was one of the largest and fastest ships of its time.
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The Kellogg Company was founded in 1906 by Will Keith Kellogg in Battle Creek, Michigan. The company introduced the first commercially successful cornflakes, revolutionizing the breakfast cereal industry.
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On April 18, 1906, a devastating earthquake struck San Francisco, California, followed by widespread fires that destroyed much of the city. The disaster resulted in significant loss of life and property, with an estimated 3,000 people killed and over 80% of the city destroyed.
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