A Teatime Tradition Begins in Sanborn Library
1930s
Sanborn Library offers a tea service each weekday afternoon at 4 o'clock.
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Points of Pride
Two and a half centuries of Dartmouth achievements, turning points, contributions, and leadership
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Kul Gautam '72 Gives the Convocation Address
2011
Peace Corps volunteer Zachary Hahn '65 encouraged Gautum, who hails from a small village in Nepal, to apply to Dartmouth.
First Year Student Enrichment Program (FYSEP) Launches
2009
FYSEP empowers first-generation students to thrive academically and in the greater college community.
Daniel Webster, Class of 1801, Delivers Famous Senate Speech
1830
"Liberty and union, one and inseparable, now and forever!"
Black Women Hold Top Dartmouth Leadership Positions
2018
As Dartmouth approaches its 250th anniversary, four black women have taken on significant new leadership roles at the College.
Artificial Intelligence (AI) Coined at Dartmouth
1956
The Dartmouth Summer Research Project on Artificial Intelligence was a seminal event for artificial intelligence as a field.
Sally Frechette Maynard Elected to the Board of Trustees
1979
"I could not speak for all women...I was speaking only for myself, but from the point of view as a woman."
First Measles Vaccine Licensed
1963
Dr. Samuel Katz ‘48, DMS‘50 helped develop the vaccine with John Enders at Boston Children's Hospital.
Dartmouth's First Sustainability Moving Sale
2006
Started by students, this annual sale attracts crowds of bargain hunters during orientation week.
Thayer Students Create Reverse Osmosis Prototype
1969
When Dean Spatz ’66 Th’67 arrived at Dartmouth, commercial applications for reverse osmosis systems were in their infancy.