May 17

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May 17 in Clemson History

  • 1942: The Corps of Cadets observe Armed Forces Day on Bowman Field. Wylene Pool is chosen as the female honorary corps commander or honorary cadet colonel. (Riley, Helene M., "Clemson University", Arcadia Publishing, Charleston, South Carolina, 2002, Library of Congress card number 2002108889, ISBN 0-7385-1470-5, page 91.)
  • 1954: The United States District Court for the District of Kansas rules that school segregation on the basis of race is illegal, in decision on the case of Brown v. the Board of Education.
  • 1962: ROTC cadets observe Armed Forces Day on Bowman Field. (Riley, Helene M., "Clemson University", Arcadia Publishing, Charleston, South Carolina, 2002, Library of Congress card number 2002108889, ISBN 0-7385-1470-5, page 99.)


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