December 7

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December 7 in Clemson History

  • 1941: Japanese surprise attack on the U.S. Pacific Fleet at Pearl Harbor, Oahu, Hawaii, at 12:35 p.m. Eastern Time, forces the country out of an isolationist attitude.
  • 1977: Senator William Proxmire (D-Wisconsin) appears in Tillman Auditorium at 8 p.m. as the final Speakers Bureau presentation of the semester. At the time, the senator has the longest unbroken record in the history of the Senate in answering rollcall votes, having not missed one of some 5,000 since April 1966.
  • 1979: Pickens County authorities begin two days of arrests of some eight or ten students on drug charges culminating an investigation that began in mid-year.
  • 1985: The Lady Tigers Basketball team secure a win in their 200th game, with a 62-61 defeat of South Carolina in Littlejohn Coliseum.
  • 2006: The "Thursday Open" provides golf fans a chance to support the Clemson University Golf program with a meet at the Thornblade Club, Greer, South Carolina - registration at 10 a.m., shotgun start at 11 a.m. - followed by the "Golf Gathering" at the same club, 6:30 p.m.-onward. For information, go to www.tigergolfgathering.com. The Clemson University Symphony Orchestra in the Brooks Center at 8 p.m., admission $5 for adults, free for students, general seating. Beethoven composed his Triple Concerto for a one-of-a-kind ensemble of piano, violin, and cello, accompanied by orchestra. Hear it performed by the three Parrini siblings: pianist Fabio (North Greenville College), violinist Chiara (I Solisti Veneti), and cellist Alberto (American Chamber Players). Other familiar works balance the program.


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