Cornell University was founded in 1865 in Ithaca, New York, by Ezra Cornell, a telegraph entrepreneur, and Andrew Dickson White, a scholar who became its first president. It was created partly under the Morrill Land-Grant Act, which gave states land to support colleges in agriculture and mechanical arts. Its founding principle was that it would be an institution where any person can find instruction in any study. It admitted women in the early 1870s, and was non-sectarian at a time when most colleges were church-run. It is a member of the Ivy League and is both a private university and the land-grant institution of New York State.
Before and after
- 30 November 1864Battle of Franklin
- from 27 December 1864 to 1 March 1870Paraguayan War
- c. 1865Birth of Yun Ch'iho
- 1865Founding of Nottingham Forest F.C.
- 1865Founding of Cornell University
- from 1 January 1865 to 26 April 1865Carolinas Campaign
- 1865Maxwell publishes his theory of electromagnetism
- from 19 March 1865 to 21 March 1865Battle of Bentonville
- from 22 March 1865 to 20 April 1865Wilson's Raid
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- 23 June 1894Founding of International Olympic Committee
- 1903Rise of Bolsheviks
- 1907Rise of scouting
The era
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