December 19

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December 19 in Clemson History

  • 1833: Anderson, South Carolina is incorporated by an act of Legislature.
  • 1888: The South Carolina Senate bill to accept the Thomas Green Clemson bequest, introduced by B. W. Edwards, of Darlington, and sent to the floor by the Committee on Education without recommendation, receives a third reading, and is sent to the House. (Bryan, Wright, "Clemson: An Informal History of the University 1889-1979", The R. L. Bryan Company, Columbia, South Carolina, 1979, ISBN 0-934870-01-2, page 27.)
  • 1959: The Clemson Tigers beat the Texas Christian Horned Frogs in the inaugural Bluebonnet Bowl in Houston, Texas, 23-7, for a season record of 10-2. Attendence is given as 55,000. (DiMarco, Anthony C., "The Big Bowl Football Guide", G.P Putnam's Sons, New York, 1974, revised edition 1976, ISBN 399-11800-4, page 131.) This was Clemson's 300th football victory, and also the first time that a college team played in two bowls in one calendar year. A CBS-televised game, it marks the fourth time the Tigers have been on the air.
  • 2006: Womens Basketball hosts Dayton in Littlejohn at 5 p.m. The Lady Tigers win, 77-69. Men's Basketball hosts Georgia Southern at 7:30 p.m. in Littlejohn Coliseum. Tigers move season record to 11-0 with a 72-60 win. The Sonic Drive-In opens on Tiger Boulevard.
  • 2007: Former The Tiger Editor-in-Chief Charles Bolchoz (October 1979-March 1980) is one of four victims of a blast at the T2 Laboratories plant in Jacksonville, Florida, at 1:33 p.m. this date, most severe industrial accident in nearly three years. The concussion of the explosion was felt for several miles. The explosion's force was equivalent to detonating about a ton of TNT and it spread debris up to a mile from the plant. Some 14 others were injured at the chemical facility where gasoline additives are produced, amongst other products. T2 Laboratories' chemical reactor ruptured, according to a preliminary investigation by the U.S. Chemical Safety Board.[5] The investigators reported their belief that the reactor ruptured during the production of a gasoline additive. Following the explosion, every hazardous-materials unit in Jacksonville and over 100 firefighters fought the ensuing blaze, which a spokesman termed a "hellish inferno". T2 Laboratories' chemical reactor ruptured, according to a preliminary investigation by the U.S. Chemical Safety Board. The investigators reported their belief that the reactor ruptured during the production of a gasoline additive. Bolchoz, 48, was the head chemical engineer. His body was recovered on December 20. A memorial service was held in Jacksonville on December 26, with his funeral in Charleston, S.C., December 29. Chaz had attended the Centennial reunion of The Tiger in March 2007, and as was appropriate, the Senior Staff from that era adjourned downtown to the Sloan Street Tap-Room to hold a "Tuesday Night editorial board", just as we did that first fall of 1979 when Jimmy Howard had just opened his place. Little did we suspect that that would be our last pitcher of Blatz with Charles.
  • 2007: Food Lion opens new store at 107 Canoy Lane, Clemson. Tiger Card accepted.


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