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As finally built, the Clemson class would be a fairly straightforward expansion of the Wickes-class destroyers.While the Wickes class had given good service there was a desire to build a class more tailored towards the anti-submarine role, and as such several design studies were completed, mainly about increasing the ships' range.
Leadership within the Archdiocese of Philadelphia envisioned a continued comprehensive education for secondary students. The first free Catholic high school in the United States was the "Roman Catholic High School of Philadelphia", founded for the education of boys in 1890. (It is often referred to as "Roman Catholic", occasionally as "Catholic ...
Following Lincoln's death, then Secretary of War Edwin M. Stanton said, "Now he belongs to the ages." By 1870, the District's population had grown 75% from the previous census to nearly 132,000 residents. [69] Despite the city's growth, Washington still had dirt roads and lacked basic sanitation.
Henry Jarvis Raymond (January 24, 1820 – June 18, 1869) was an American journalist, newspaper publisher, and politician who co-founded both the Republican Party and The New York Times. He was a member of the New York State Assembly , the lieutenant governor of New York , Chairman of the Republican National Committee , and elected to the US ...
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).
Clemson's defense scored the game's first points on a scoop and score fumble on the Gamecocks' first play. Clemson held the Gamecocks to a total of 169 yards, and South Carolina's offense only crossed the 50 yard line twice. Clemson's kicker Jonathan Weitz added three field goals to cap off the 16–7 victory.
The Philadelphia Athletics were a Major League Baseball team that played in Philadelphia from 1901 to 1954, when they moved to Kansas City, Missouri, and became the Kansas City Athletics. Following another move in 1967, the team became the Oakland Athletics .
Turn- und Sportverein München von 1860, commonly known as TSV 1860 München (German pronunciation: [ˌteːʔɛsˈfaʊ ˌʔaxtseːnˈhʊndɐt ˈzɛçtsɪç ˈmʏnçn̩]; sechzig locally [ˈzɛçtsɪk]; lettered as Achtzehnhundertsechzig München) or 1860 Munich, is a sports club based in Munich. The club's football team currently plays in the 3.