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A game in the 4th annual World Series of Basketball, featuring the 1953 All-Americans against the Harlem Globetrotters, was played in Reynolds Coliseum.
The first Raleigh-Durham TV Fair concluded at Reynolds Coliseum. Stars appearing at the fair included Homer and Jethro of the Breakfast Club and Mrs. Hank Williams.
Democratic presidential candidate John F. Kennedy appeared in Reynolds Coliseum before a crowd of about 8,000 people. Kennedy sharply criticized Vice President Nixon in his dealings with Nikita Khrushchev.
Nina Simone was the headline performer for New Arts Jazz Festival on October 30, 1968. She previously performed at Reynolds Coliseum for the "CARavan" show on April 10, 1964.
President Lyndon Johnson gave a campaign speech before an audience of 13,000 people in Reynolds Coliseum. The president warned that a victory for opponent Barry Goldwater would led to funding cuts for farm programs.
Carmichael Gymnasium was named for William Donald Carmichael, a World War I veteran and advocate for the completion of Reynolds Coliseum. The Department of Physical Education was one of the early occupants of the building.
President Reagan promoted tax reform during a speech in Reynolds Coliseum. Afterwards, the president met with students. Student body president Jay Everette gained notoriety when he asked reporters to respect the students' time with the president.
Two units of Queen Elizabeth II's Brigade of Guards (the Band of the Welsh Guards and the pipes, drums, and dancers of the Scots Guards) joined forces for a "pageant" of music, marching, and dancing at Reynolds Coliseum.
Governor Sanford was booed after an NC State-Wake Forest basketball game in Reynolds Coliseum by students protesting the possible name change of the college from North Carolina State College to the University of North Carolina at Raleigh.
Mr. Wolf and Ms. Wolf were married in a mock wedding ceremony by the Wake Forest Demon Deacon mascot during halftime of a Men's Basketball game at Reynolds Coliseum. The two were joined in "canis matrimonium," and Chancellor Joab Thomas gave the bride away.
President Lyndon Johnson and Lady Bird Johnson were accompanied by UNC System President William Friday at a Democratic presidential campaign rally held in Reynolds Coliseum. More than 14,000 attended the rally with hundreds more outside. The rally was part of Mrs. Johnson's whistle-stop tour through the South on the "Lady Bird Special."
The Raleigh City Building Inspector condemned Thompson Gymnasium hours before a men's basketball game against Duke. Only a few reporters and college officials were allowed to attend the next home game against High Point College. From then until the completion of Reynolds Coliseum in 1949, home games were played in Raleigh's Memorial Auditorium.
Thompson Hall was dedicated as Thompson Gymnasium on this date. It was the first on-campus home dedicated to basketball and the Department of Physical Education (now the Department of Health & Exercise Studies). Previously, home basketball games had been played in Raleigh Memorial Auditorium. The building was designed by architect Hobart Upjohn and named for alumnus Frank Martin Thompson. The NC State basketball team played there until Reynolds Coliseum opened in 1949.
Barnes and Gerald Erdahl, the director of the student union, founded the concert series, and the programs were presented in Reynolds Coliseum. Friends of the college was the largest season subscription concert series in the world with 16,000 annual members. It ran from 1959-1994, and put on 226 concerts featuring international and national symphony orchestras, opera companies, the Duke Ellington Orchestra, Itzhak Perlman, New York City Ballet, Westminster Choir, and more.
Brief talks were given by Governor W. Kerr Scott; Gordon Gray, president of the Consolidated University; and Chancellor John William Harrelson. The baccalaureate sermon was given by Bishop W. W. Peele of Richmond, VA. This was the first commencement held in Reynolds Coliseum. Honorary degrees were awarded to Harry Reed; dean of the School of Agriculture at Purdue University; Clyde Atkinson Erwin, State Superintendent of Public Instruction for North Carolina; John Flood Matheson, president of Mooresville Mills; Clyde Alvin Dillon, industrialist and benefactor of Raleigh; and Frank Porter Graham, first president of the Consolidated University of North Carolina (now UNC System).
