Baker Memorial Library Opens
1928
The library was located, as librarian Nathaniel L. Goodrich commented, “at the heart of the campus.”
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Points of Pride
Two and a half centuries of Dartmouth achievements, turning points, contributions, and leadership
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First Clinical X-ray in America Performed
1896
The medical X-ray, like many inventions, is the result of different people working simultaneously on the same idea.
The Burning and Rebuilding of Dartmouth Hall
1904
After the hall burned down on Feb. 18, 1904, alumni quickly raised funds for a new building.
First Year Trips Begin
1935
The Class of 2022 became the first class to end their trips with a stay at the newly rebuilt Moosilauke Ravine Lodge.
Christian Wolff Begins Teaching at Dartmouth
1971
The influential new music composer came to teach in the classics department and the comparative literature program.
Chris Wielgus Guides Dartmouth Basketball to Their 17th Ivy League Title
2009
Wielgus is the winningest coach of any women’s program at Dartmouth with a career record of 393-342 (.535).
V-12 Navy College Training Program Comes to Campus
1943
With 2,1000 future officers training on campus, Dartmouth's V-12 program was the nation's largest.
Partnership with American University of Kuwait (AUK) Begins
2003
Dartmouth begins its collaboration with Kuwait's first and only liberal arts university.
BASIC Revolutionizes Computer Programming
1964
In the basement of College Hall, Professor John Kemeny and a student programmer simultaneously typed RUN on neighboring terminals.
José Clemente Orozco's First Visit to Dartmouth
1932
Orozco painted a fresco and set his sights on a larger canvas during his March 18-20, 1932 visit.
Andrea Hayes-Jordan ’87, DMS’91 Becomes the Nation's First Black Female Pediatric Surgeon
2004
In 2006, Hayes-Jordan became the first surgeon in the United States to successfully use “heated” chemotherapy on a child.
Dartmouth Receives Its First Fine Art Piece
1773
John Wentworth, royal governor of New Hampshire and a Dartmouth trustee, gifted the College a silver monteith.