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After Jess Neely left to become the head coach at Rice, his line coach, Frank Howard was named his successor. Known for his colorful persona, and penchant for imaginative language with both probable, and improbable stories, in his 30 years at Clemson, Howard compiled a 165–118–12 record, a 3–3 bowl record, won two Southern Conference championships, and six ACC championships.
The American Revolution was a political and military struggle that led to the independence of the Thirteen Colonies from Great Britain in 1783. Learn more about the causes, events, and outcomes of this historic revolution on Wikipedia.
In proportion to the population of the colonies at that time (2.5 million), it had the largest sale and circulation of any book published in American history. [30] As of 2006, it remains the all-time best-selling American title and is still in print today.
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 nineteenth-century ...
More commonly known as Free Quakers, the Society was founded by Quakers who had been expelled for failure to adhere to the Peace Testimony during the American Revolution. [44] Notable Free Quakers at the early meetings include Lydia Darragh and Betsy Ross. After 1783, the number of Free Quakers began to dwindle as some members died and others ...
The Chase Chronicle, a publication of the Chase-Chace Family Association incorporated in Hartford Connecticut in 1899, contained articles of note about Col. Thomas Chase that gives perspective as to one of the reasons why some Quakers participated in the American Revolution, “When we stop to recall the Quaker Doctrine, it seems paradoxical to ...
On April 1, 1788, after extensive machinations by various speculators, Massachusetts' pre-emptive right over all western New York Lands — comprising some 6,000,000 acres (24,000 km 2) — was sold to Oliver Phelps and Nathaniel Gorham, both of Massachusetts.
Columbus, the capital city of Ohio, was founded on the east bank of the Scioto River in 1812. The city was founded as the state's capital beside the town of Franklinton, since incorporated into Columbus. The city's growth was gradual, as early residents dealt with flooding and cholera epidemics, and the city had few direct connections to other ...