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  2. History of Illinois - Wikipedia

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    1910–2020 [ 1] The history of Illinois may be defined by several broad historical periods, namely, the pre-Columbian period, the era of European exploration and colonization, its development as part of the American frontier, its early statehood period, growth in the 19th and 20th centuries, and contemporary Illinois of today.

  3. Clemson University - Wikipedia

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    Fort Hill, photographed in 1887, was the home of John C. Calhoun and later Thomas Green Clemson and is at the center of the university campus.. Thomas Green Clemson, the university's founder, came to the foothills of South Carolina in 1838, when he married Anna Maria Calhoun, daughter of John C. Calhoun, the South Carolina politician and seventh U.S. Vice President. [15]

  4. John C. Calhoun - Wikipedia

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    John C. Calhoun. John Caldwell Calhoun ( / kælˈhuːn /; [ 1] March 18, 1782 – March 31, 1850) was an American statesman and political theorist who served as the seventh vice president of the United States from 1825 to 1832. Born in South Carolina, he adamantly defended American slavery and sought to protect the interests of white Southerners.

  5. Campus of Clemson University - Wikipedia

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    On Clemson's death in 1888, he willed the land to the state of South Carolina for the creation of a public university. The university was founded in 1889, and three buildings from the initial construction still exist today: Hardin Hall (built in 1890), Main Building (later renamed Tillman Hall) (1894), and Godfrey Hall (1898). Other periods of ...

  6. Why are Clemson and Georgia playing so early? Organizer ... - AOL

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    The stadium will be using the 75,000-seat set-up for Clemson-Georgia, Stokan confirmed, adding that both schools have already sold out the 25,000 tickets they were each allotted for the contest.

  7. Thomas Green Clemson - Wikipedia

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    Thomas Green Clemson. Thomas Green Clemson (July 1, 1807 – April 6, 1888) was an American politician and statesman, serving as Chargés d'Affaires to Belgium, and United States Superintendent of Agriculture. He served in the Confederate Army and founded Clemson University in South Carolina. Historians have called Clemson "a quintessential ...

  8. What does Clemson's lawsuit against the ACC mean? Here ... - AOL

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    Clemson argues that the ACC (1) does not, in fact, control its broadcasting rights if the university leaves the conference as it, apparently, plans to do; and (2) cannot enforce a $140 million ...

  9. Quakers in the abolition movement - Wikipedia

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    The Religious Society of Friends, better known as the Quakers, played a major role in the abolition movement against slavery in both the United Kingdom and in the United States. [ 1] Quakers were among the first white people to denounce slavery in the American colonies and Europe, and the Society of Friends became the first organization to take ...