October 24
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October 24 in Clemson History
- 1902: In second meeting with the school, Clemson blanks Furman, 28-0, in Greenville, leading series, 2-0.
- October 19, 1922-October 25, 1922: The 5th Southern Textile Exposition is held at Textile Hall in Greenville, South Carolina. A document from this event is preserved in the scrapbook of Cadet John Murphy Cook of Fort Mill, South Carolina, class of 1924, in the Special Collections at the Strom Thurmond Institute.
- 1929: Clemson defeats South Carolina, 21-14, during "Big Thursday" game in Columbia. On Wall Street, this is known as "Black Thursday".
- 1935: Clemson shuts out the University of South Carolina, 44-0, in Columbia.
- 1946: The Tigers lose to the South Carolina Gamecocks in Columbia, 14-26. Counterfeit tickets had been printed and 10,000 more fans show up than capacity. They storm the gates and stand on the sidelines and in the end zones. Coach Frank Howard recalled fans standing next to him telling him what plays to run.
- 1974: Entertainer and author Orsen Bean speaks in Tillman Auditorium. The Chamber Music Series sponsors a performance by the Anderson String Quartet in Daniel Auditorium.
- 1979: Former U.S. Secretary of Agriculture Earl Butz speaks in Tillman Hall auditorium. Jazz legend and Cheraw, South Carolina native John Birks "Dizzy" Gillespie performs in Littlejohn Coliseum.
- 2006: The Anderson Sunshine House Help the Homeless Drive is held - collection locations at the Library Bridge, Hendrix Center, the Union, Tillman Place Apartments, and selected local stores. Hosted by Dr. Vander Mey's Sociology 311 Class, Department of Sociology, with Tigers Who Care, Gamma Phi Beta, and Bethel United Methodist Church (Pendleton). For information, contact Katie Reid (kreid@clemson.edu) or Katy Zeanah (kzeanah@clemson.edu). Another in the Boni Belle Brooks Series, The Parsons Dance Company plays the Brooks Center at 8 p.m. Founded in 1987 by choreographer David Parsons, the troupe consists of ten full-time dancers noted for sexy, athletic and exhuberant movement. Admission is $22 for adults and $17 for students.
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