History
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January 23, 2017
Between two paintings, years of growth
A 1907 view of the U-M campus painted by Richard Rummell, an artist well-known for his “bird’s-eye” landscapes.
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January 16, 2017
MLK keynote
In 1989, California State Assembly Speaker Willie Brown Jr. gave the opening address at Hill Auditorium as part of U-M’s celebrations honoring the great civil rights activist Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.
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January 9, 2017
President Angell’s birthday
James Burrill Angell, the third U-M president, was born Jan. 7, 1829, in Rhode Island. Known as “Prexy” to students, he served as U-M’s president from 1871 to 1909.
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December 12, 2016
President Robben Fleming’s birthday
Robben W. Fleming, the university’s ninth president, was born on Dec. 18, 1916. Fleming led U-M from 1968 to 1979.
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December 5, 2016
University Musical Society organ
In 1894, the University Musical Society bought the great, 3,901-pipe organ that enthralled guests at the 1893 World’s Columbian Exposition in Chicago.
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November 21, 2016
Sophomore Cabaret
Starting in the late 1920s, the Sophomore Cabaret was an annual entertainment extravaganza organized by sophomore women at the University of Michigan.
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November 14, 2016
Inauguration day
The inauguration ceremony for Harlan H. Hatcher, U-M’s eighth president, took place in November 1951. He served as president until Robben W. Fleming assumed the leadership position in 1968.
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November 7, 2016
Michigan Marching Band anniversary
The University of Michigan Marching Band in 1897, one year after its formation and when formal uniforms were “still a thing of the future.” The band celebrates its 120th anniversary this month.
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October 31, 2016
Autumn in the Diag
Students walk through the leafy Diag on a sunny autumn day in 1952.
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October 24, 2016
Dodransbicentennial
LSA, the University of Michigan’s first college, celebrates its 175th anniversary this year. Henry Simmons Frieze became the college’s first dean, but not until 1875.