The Founding of Thayer
1867
Sylvanus Thayer, Class of 1807, established an engineering school at his alma mater.
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Points of Pride
Two and a half centuries of Dartmouth achievements, turning points, contributions, and leadership
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The Graduation of Dartmouth's First Black Student
1828
Edward Mitchell matriculated after a student committee pressed the board of trustees to reverse their initial refusal of Mitchell's admission.
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.
William Kamkwamba ‘14 Pens a New York Times Bestseller
2009
At age 14, Kamkwamba built a windmill from spare parts to help his small African town survive a famine.
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.
The 9/11 Memorial, Designed By Michael Arad ’91, Opens
2011
The architect asserted that his experiences at Dartmouth helped prepare him for the eight-year-long process of building the memorial.
Kyle Hendricks ’12 and the Chicago Cubs Go to the World Series
2016
Hendricks pitched the clinching the game of the 2016 National League Championship Series with 7.1 scoreless innings.
BASIC Revolutionizes Computer Programming
1964
In the basement of College Hall, Professor John Kemeny and a student programmer simultaneously typed RUN on neighboring terminals.
The Beginning of BADA
1972
The Black Alumni of Dartmouth Association celebrates the diversity of the Black Experience at Dartmouth.
Thaddeus Stevens, Class of 1814, Elected to Congress
1848
"The principles of our Republic are wholly incompatible with slavery."
Annette Gordon-Reed '81 Wins the Pulitzer Prize
2009
Gordon-Reed is a legal scholar and historian who graduated with high distinction from Dartmouth in 1981.
Archive of Photographer James Nachtwey ’70 Acquired by Hood Museum
2016
The more than 500,000 images document conditions in the world’s most dangerous places.