Sports
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Clemson, in Orange and Blue, defeats the South Carolina College Jaguars for the first time, 20-6, evening the record at 1-1, in a game played during the State Fair in Columbia. The Tigers' season record is 2-2. SCC's final record is 0-3. Tickets cost 25 cents. South Carolina College, who would become the University of South Carolina, never led the series again.
In the News
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The British South Africa Company was founded in 1896, led by Cecil Rhodes. The company played a significant role in the colonization and economic development of southern Africa, particularly in Zimbabwe and Zambia.
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The Plessy v. Ferguson Case: In 1896, the U.S. Supreme Court ruled in Plessy v. Ferguson, which upheld the constitutionality of racial segregation under the doctrine of "separate but equal." This decision entrenched racial segregation laws in the United States until they were overturned by the Civil Rights Movement.
On Campus
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Volume One, Number One (Vol. I, No. 1) of the Clemson College Chronicle is published by the Calhoun, Columbian and Palmetto Literary Societies of Clemson Agricultural College.
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Clemson's second commencement held, 25 graduate, eleven in mechanical, 14 in agricultural.
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