First Measles Vaccine Licensed
1963
Dr. Samuel Katz ‘48, DMS‘50 helped develop the vaccine with John Enders at Boston Children's Hospital.
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Two and a half centuries of Dartmouth achievements, turning points, contributions, and leadership
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Founding of Dartmouth Center for the Advancement of Learning
2004
DCAL helps Dartmouth faculty develop new teaching tools and strategies, especially purposeful applications of digital technology and new media.
Robert Frost and the Lessons of Wilson Hall
1892
While Robert Frost, Dartmouth Class of 1896, attended the College for just one term in 1892, he remembered those fall months vividly.
Institute of Arctic Studies (IAS) Established
1989
IAS is the Dickey Center's home for all environmental programming, as well as national and international climate and polar initiatives.
Hopkins Center for the Arts Opens
1962
A renowned multi-disciplinary academic, visual and performing arts center, the Hop was designed by Wallace Harrison, the architect of Lincoln Center.
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.
Charles Eastman, Class of 1887, Publishes His First Memoir
1902
The famed author and lecturer was a Santee Dakota Sioux.
Triangle House Opens
2014
The residence hall welcomes the LGBTQIA community and allied students who share a passion for social justice issues.
C. Everett Koop ‘37 Begins Serving as U.S. Surgeon General
1982
Koop changed the way American medicine was practiced—and that was before he became the nation’s top doctor.
US-ACAN Names Antarctica Valley In Honor of Ross Virginia
2004
Virginia Valley commemorates the professor's decades of research on the ecosystems of the continent’s dry valleys.
Robert L. May ’26 Writes 'Rudolph the Red Nosed Reindeer'
1939
Dartmouth Library's Robert May collection contains a 54-page scrapbook that details the creation and marketing of Rudolph.