Old school: U-M in History

October 10, 2011

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Homecoming dance 1943

Dance is a key part of most early homecoming celebrations, typically a two-day event in which various colleges and university groups welcome back alumni. Traditionally scheduled in October, the 2011 homecoming weekend is Oct. 28-29. Photo courtesy Bentley Historical Library

This month in history (38 years ago)

Actress Jane Fonda and her husband, former Michigan Daily editor Tom Hayden, addressed a crowd of 3,000 Oct. 7, 1973, at Hill Auditorium. They said their cause was the plight of political prisoners in South Vietnam, and spent much of the address focusing on atrocities perpetuated by the South Vietnamese government. When anti-war former prisoner of war Bob Chenowith was introduced to the crowd, he received a standing ovation. — The Michigan Daily

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