February 22
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February 22 in Clemson History
[edit] Events on February 22 in Clemson's History
- 1943: Clemson alumnus and international journalist Ben Robertson is killed while en route to his new job, chief of the New York Herald-Tribune's London bureau. His aircraft, a Boeing 314, Pan American "Yankee Clipper", NC18603, crashes into the Tagus River near Lisbon, while on approach to Portugal by way of the Azores. Caught in a storm, the flying boat crashed while attempting an emergency landing. The Clipper hooked a wingtip on the river on approach.
- 1948: The State newspaper in Columbia publishes article about a Confederate flag flap that occurred at Clemson on March 12, 1904, including interviews with alumni who were present, on the occasion of their reunion. (Unpublished files, J.C. Littlejohn papers, Folder 62, Special Collections, Strom Thurmond Institute)
- 1979: The Union presents the Tell-Tale Poe in Tillman Auditorium. The Clemson Players present The Beaux' Strategem in Daniel Auditorium.
- 2007 The Men's basketball team hosts Duke in Littlejohn Coliseum at 9 p.m., televised on ESPN. This game is sold out.
- February 22, 2007-February 25, 2007: The Clemson Players present the funny and irreverent musical Urinetown in the Brooks Theatre, directed by Mark Charney. Performances at 8 p.m., Thursday-Saturday, and at 3 p.m. on Sunday. Admission is $10 for adults, $5 for students, with general seating.
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