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1984 33 unknown Bach keyboard works found in Yale library
1983 Columbia beats Yale 21-18 in football, will lose next 44 games 1968 Yale University announces it is going co-educational 1965 "Vinland Map" is introduced by Yale University as being the 1st known map of America, drawn between 1423 and 1445 1963 Alfred Whitney Griswold, American historian and educator, President of Yale 1951 - 1963, dies of colon cancer 1962 President Franklin D. Roosevelt accepted an honorary degree from Yale 1956 Judith Butler, born in Cleveland, Ohio, philosopher, professor, U of C, Berkeley, specialty, post-structuralism, Ph. D. Yale University, areas of study include feminist theory, Jewish philosophy, ethics, sexuality, developed idea of sex and gender as social construction 1938 A Bartlett Giamatti, born in Boston, President of Yale and baseball commissioner, 1989 1937 3rd Heisman Trophy Award: Clint Frank, Yale (HB) 1937 Isolation of pituitary hormone announced (Yale University) 1936 2nd Heisman Trophy Award: Larry Kelley, Yale (E) 1931 Martin Boykan, composer, professor, studied at Harvard, Yale, awarded Fulbright Fellowship, Guggenheim Fellowship, studied with Edward Steuermann, Aaron Copeland 1930 1st U.S. football game broadcast to England (Harvard 13, Yale 0) 1928 Mitch Leigh, born in Brooklyn, New York, Irwin Michnick, graduated from Yale, composer, musical theater composer, theatrical producer, known for show Man Of La Mancha, composed jingle 'Nobody Doesn't Like Sara Lee' 1927 Robert Brustein, born in New York City, dean, Yale School of Drama 1922 1st intercollegiate indoor polo championship (Princeton vs Yale) 1919 Kingman Brewster, college president, Yale 1919 Bulent Arel, born in Istanbul, composer, electronic music, contemporary classical music, worked with Edgard Varese, designed, installed electronic music laboratory at Yale University 1911 Herman W. "Fritz" Liebert, U.S. OSSer/librarian, Yale curator 1908 Albie Booth, collegiate Hall of Fame football star, Yale 1906 Alfred Whitney Griswold, born in Morristown, New Jersey, American historian and educator, President of Yale 1951 - 1963 1899 James B. Connant, chemist/college president, Yale 1897 1st known intercollegiate basketball game, Yale beats Penn 32-10 1897 Yale defeated Penn, 30-10 in 1st major college basketball game 1896 1st intercollegiate basketball game (Wesleyan beats Yale 4-3) 1891 Irene Coit is 1st woman admitted to Yale University 1889 Alan M Bateman, Canadian geologist, Yale professor 1888 Crouching start 1st used by Charles Sherrill of Yale 1883 Thomas Shelvin, college footballer great, Yale 1878 Yale Daily News published, 1st college daily newspaper 1876 Edward Bouchet, is 1st black to recieve a PhD in U.S. college (Yale) 1873 1st international football game in US: Yale 2, Eton (England) 1 1873 Columbia Princeton Rutgers and Yale set rules for collegiate football 1868 Linus Yale, developer of cylinder lock, dies 1859 Walter Camp, Connecticut, father of American football, Yale 1852 1st intercollegiate rowing race, Harvard beats Yale by 4 lengths 1851 Linus Yale patents Yale-lock 1848 Caroline Ardelia Yale, U.S., educated deaf 1821 Linus Yale, U.S., portrait painter and inventor, Yale cylinder lock 1806 1st U.S. college magazine, Yale Literary Government, publishes 1st issue 1701 Collegiate School of Ct (Yale U), chartered in New Haven 1649 Elihu Yale, England, philanthropist founded Yale |
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