On this Day in NU History http://www.library.northwestern.edu/archives/onthisday/ en Copyright 2009 Sat, 07 Nov 2009 15:57:06 -0600 http://www.sixapart.com/movabletype/ http://blogs.law.harvard.edu/tech/rss November 7, 1925: Northwestern defeats heavily favored, undefeated Michigan by a score of 3-2 at Soldier Field. Northwestern's 3 points were the only points scored against Michigan that season. http://www.library.northwestern.edu/archives/onthisday/2009/11/november_7_1925_northwestern_d.html http://www.library.northwestern.edu/archives/onthisday/2009/11/november_7_1925_northwestern_d.html Sat, 07 Nov 2009 15:57:06 -0600 November 6, 1943: Northwestern's Otto Graham runs for 4 touchdowns, passes for 1, and kicks 3 extra points in a 41-0 win over Wisconsin. Graham's 27 points scored still stands today as the school record for most points scored in a game. Otto Graham.]]> http://www.library.northwestern.edu/archives/onthisday/2009/11/november_6_1943_northwesterns.html http://www.library.northwestern.edu/archives/onthisday/2009/11/november_6_1943_northwesterns.html Fri, 06 Nov 2009 15:55:01 -0600 November 5, 1902: A smallpox scare erupts on campus; all students are required to get vaccinated. http://www.library.northwestern.edu/archives/onthisday/2009/11/november_5_1902_a_smallpox_sca.html http://www.library.northwestern.edu/archives/onthisday/2009/11/november_5_1902_a_smallpox_sca.html Thu, 05 Nov 2009 15:51:40 -0600 November 4, 1955: An episode of the Ed Sullivan Show is recorded in Northwestern's McGaw Memorial Hall. McGaw Memorial Hall.]]> http://www.library.northwestern.edu/archives/onthisday/2009/11/november_4_1955_an_episode_of.html http://www.library.northwestern.edu/archives/onthisday/2009/11/november_4_1955_an_episode_of.html Wed, 04 Nov 2009 15:47:56 -0600 November 3, 1969: Wesley M. Dixon, President of the Board of Trustees at Northwestern from 1959 to 1964, dies at the age of 73. http://www.library.northwestern.edu/archives/onthisday/2009/11/november_3_1969_wesley_m_dixon.html http://www.library.northwestern.edu/archives/onthisday/2009/11/november_3_1969_wesley_m_dixon.html Tue, 03 Nov 2009 15:47:07 -0600 November 2, 1940: Northwestern's second Patten Gymnasium is dedicated during homecoming. Athletic director Tug Wilson is a speaker at the ceremony. Patten Gym. ]]> http://www.library.northwestern.edu/archives/onthisday/2009/11/november_2_1940_northwesterns.html http://www.library.northwestern.edu/archives/onthisday/2009/11/november_2_1940_northwesterns.html Mon, 02 Nov 2009 15:40:55 -0600 November 1, 1973: The Grateful Dead perform at McGaw Memorial Hall. http://www.library.northwestern.edu/archives/onthisday/2009/11/november_1_1973_the_grateful_d.html http://www.library.northwestern.edu/archives/onthisday/2009/11/november_1_1973_the_grateful_d.html Sun, 01 Nov 2009 15:39:11 -0600 October 31, 1924: Five cars are destroyed after a homecoming bonfire burns out of control near the fraternity quads. http://www.library.northwestern.edu/archives/onthisday/2009/10/october_31_1924_five_cars_are.html http://www.library.northwestern.edu/archives/onthisday/2009/10/october_31_1924_five_cars_are.html Sat, 31 Oct 2009 15:26:44 -0600 October 30, 1956: Members of the Psi Upsilon fraternity withdraw Chinese-American student Sherman Wu on the basis of his race. The incident would inspire folksinger Pete Seeger's "The Ballad of Sherman Wu." http://www.library.northwestern.edu/archives/onthisday/2009/10/october_30_1956_members_of_the.html http://www.library.northwestern.edu/archives/onthisday/2009/10/october_30_1956_members_of_the.html Fri, 30 Oct 2009 15:25:18 -0600 October 29, 1945: Edwin H. Armstrong, professor of electrical engineering at Columbia University and inventor of the FM radio, delivers a speech on the uses of radio in war and peace at the Technological Institute auditorium. http://www.library.northwestern.edu/archives/onthisday/2009/10/october_29_1945_edwin_h_armstr.html http://www.library.northwestern.edu/archives/onthisday/2009/10/october_29_1945_edwin_h_armstr.html Thu, 29 Oct 2009 15:21:27 -0600 October 28, 1908: John F. Hayford is named as the first dean of Northwestern's new engineering school. history of the school. ]]> http://www.library.northwestern.edu/archives/onthisday/2009/10/october_28_1908_john_f_hayford.html http://www.library.northwestern.edu/archives/onthisday/2009/10/october_28_1908_john_f_hayford.html Wed, 28 Oct 2009 15:19:31 -0600 October 27, 1962: Northwestern defeats Notre Dame at home 35-6, extending its record to 5-0, and earning the team the #1 AP ranking. http://www.library.northwestern.edu/archives/onthisday/2009/10/october_27_1962_northwestern_d.html http://www.library.northwestern.edu/archives/onthisday/2009/10/october_27_1962_northwestern_d.html Tue, 27 Oct 2009 15:18:57 -0600 October 26, 1975: Northwestern's Pick-Staiger Concert Hall opens with a concert from the University Symphony Orchestra and pianist Ralph Votapek. http://www.library.northwestern.edu/archives/onthisday/2009/10/october_26_1975_northwesterns.html http://www.library.northwestern.edu/archives/onthisday/2009/10/october_26_1975_northwesterns.html Mon, 26 Oct 2009 15:16:53 -0600 October 25, 1996: Moody E. Prior, a longtime member of the Northwestern English faculty and dean of the Graduate School from 1951 to 1964, dies at the age of 95. Moody Prior Papers.]]> http://www.library.northwestern.edu/archives/onthisday/2009/10/october_25_1996_moody_e_prior.html http://www.library.northwestern.edu/archives/onthisday/2009/10/october_25_1996_moody_e_prior.html Sun, 25 Oct 2009 15:12:57 -0600 October 24, 1896: Northwestern defeats the University of Chicago, 46-6, in the school's first conference football game after the establishment of the conference now known as the Big Ten. http://www.library.northwestern.edu/archives/onthisday/2009/10/october_24_1896_northwestern_d.html http://www.library.northwestern.edu/archives/onthisday/2009/10/october_24_1896_northwestern_d.html Sat, 24 Oct 2009 15:04:34 -0600