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<font size=1>'''1838'''</font>
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<font size=1>Brown’s Schoolhouse, a private subscription school, founded in Randolph county</font>
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<font size=1> [[Methodists]] and [[Quakers]] organize Union Institute Academy</font>
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<span style="font-size:x-small;"> [[Methodists]] and [[Quakers]] organize Union Institute Academy</span>
 
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<font size=1>'''1851'''</font>
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<font size=1>State legislature grants rechartering of academy as Normal College</font>
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<font size=1>'''1859'''</font>
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<font size=1>Methodist Church provides financial support, formalizing name change to Trinity College</font>
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<font size=1>'''1871'''</font>
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<font size=1>First social organization on campus founded</font>
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<font size=1>'''1878'''</font>
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<font size=1>First women earn degrees</font>
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<font size=1>'''1881'''</font>
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<font size=1>First international student enrolls</font>
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<font size=1>'''1887'''</font>
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<font size=1>J.F. Crowell inaugurated as president</font>
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<font size=1>'''1892'''</font>
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<font size=1>Trinity moves to Durham, largely due to generosity of [[Washington Duke]] and [[Julian S. Carr]]</font>
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<span style="font-size:x-small;">Trinity moves to Durham, largely due to generosity of [[Washington Duke]] and [[Julian S. Carr]]</span>
 
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<font size=1>'''1894'''</font>
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<font size=1>J.F. Kilgo inaugurated as president; Washington Duke donates $300,000 for endowment</font>
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<span style="font-size:x-small;">J.F. Kilgo inaugurated as president; Washington Duke donates $300,000 for endowment</span>
 
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<font size=1>'''1900'''</font>
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<font size=1>Trinity becomes first white institution of higher education in the south to invite [[Booker T. Washington]] to speak; first [[Native Americans in the United States|Native American]] student graduates</font>
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<span style="font-size:x-small;">Trinity becomes first white institution of higher education in the south to invite [[Booker T. Washington]] to speak; first [[Native Americans in the United States|Native American]] student graduates</span>
 
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<font size=1>'''1903'''</font>
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<font size=1>Bassett Affair</font>
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<font size=1>'''1922'''</font>
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<font size=1>Chronicle editors coin the term ''Blue Devils'' for athletic teams</font>
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<span style="font-size:x-small;">Chronicle editors coin the term ''Blue Devils'' for athletic teams</span>
 
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<font size=1>'''1924'''</font>
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<font size=1>[[James B. Duke]] establishes the $40 million [[The Duke Endowment|Duke Endowment]], propelling the final name change to Duke University</font>
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<span style="font-size:x-small;">[[James B. Duke]] establishes the $40 million [[The Duke Endowment|Duke Endowment]], propelling the final name change to Duke University</span>
 
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<font size=1>'''1925'''</font>
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<font size=1>Original campus rebuilt with [[Georgian style]] buildings</font>
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<font size=1>'''1930'''</font>
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<font size=1>Majority of construction on the new [[Gothic Revival architecture|Gothic Revival]]-style West Campus is complete</font>
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<font size=1>'''1938'''</font>
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<font size=1>Duke’s football team, dubbed the Iron Dukes, dominate their regular season opponents</font>
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<font size=1>'''1942'''</font>
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<font size=1>Duke hosts the [[Rose Bowl Game|Rose Bowl]] in [[Wallace Wade Stadium]]</font>
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<font size=1>'''1964'''</font>
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<font size=1>Dr. [[Martin Luther King Jr.]] speaks to the university on the civil rights movement’s progress</font>
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<font size=1>'''1969'''</font>
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<font size=1>[[Terry Sanford]], a former governor of North Carolina, is inaugurated as president; Perkins library complete</font>
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<font size=1>'''1971'''</font>
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<font size=1>Institute of Policy Sciences and Public Affairs founded</font>
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<font size=1>'''1972'''</font>
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<font size=1>Women’s college merges into Trinity, which serves as the liberal arts college for men and women</font>
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<font size=1>'''1974'''</font>
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<font size=1>Mary Lou Williams Center for Black Culture opens</font>
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<font size=1>'''1980'''</font>
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<font size=1>Duke Hospital opens</font>
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<font size=1>'''1986'''</font>
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<span style="font-size:x-small;">'''1986'''</span>
 
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<font size=1>Men’s soccer captures Duke’s first [[NCAA Men's Division I Basketball Championship|NCAA championship]]</font>
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<font size=1>'''1991'''</font>
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<font size=1>Men's basketball wins its first NCAA title. They would repeat in 1992 and win again in 2001 and 2010.</font>
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<font size=1>'''1993'''</font>
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<font size=1>[[Nannerl O. Keohane|Keohane]] inaugurated as the university's eighth president</font>
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<font size=1>'''1994'''</font>
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<font size=1>Duke team wins [[William Lowell Putnam Mathematical Competition|Putnam Mathematical Competition]]. Duke teams would win again in 1996 and 2000 and have come in the top-three 9 times from 1996-2005.</font>
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<span style="font-size:x-small;">Duke team wins [[William Lowell Putnam Mathematical Competition|Putnam Mathematical Competition]]. Duke teams would win again in 1996 and 2000 and have come in the top-three 9 times from 1996-2005.</span>
 
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<font size=1>'''1994'''</font>
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<font size=1>Levine Science Research Center (LSRC) opens; [[Terry Sanford Institute of Public Policy]] moves into new building</font>
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<span style="font-size:x-small;">Levine Science Research Center (LSRC) opens; [[Terry Sanford Institute of Public Policy]] moves into new building</span>
 
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<font size=1>'''1995'''</font>
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<font size=1>East Campus converts to an all-freshmen campus</font>
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<font size=1>'''1996'''</font>
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<font size=1>Duke-Durham Neighborhood Partnership begins</font>
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<font size=1>'''1998'''</font>
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<font size=1>Campaign for Duke goes into its public phase with a goal of $1.5 billion</font>
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<font size=1>'''1999'''</font>
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<font size=1>Duke celebrates the 75th anniversary of its founding</font>
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<font size=1>'''2003'''</font>
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<span style="font-size:x-small;">'''2003'''</span>
 
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<font size=1>Duke's Center for Human Genetics opens in April</font>
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<span style="font-size:x-small;">Duke's Center for Human Genetics opens in April</span>
 
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<font size=1>'''2003'''</font>
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<span style="font-size:x-small;">'''2003'''</span>
 
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<font size=1>Campaign for Duke ends having raised over $2.36 billion</font>
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<span style="font-size:x-small;">Campaign for Duke ends having raised over $2.36 billion</span>
 
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<font size=1>[[Richard H. Brodhead|Brodhead]] inaugurated as ninth president</font>
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<span style="font-size:x-small;">[[Richard H. Brodhead|Brodhead]] inaugurated as ninth president</span>
 
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<span style="font-size:x-small;">'''2004'''</span>
 
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<font size=1>[[Fitzpatrick Center]] (CIEMAS) opens</font>
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<span style="font-size:x-small;">[[Fitzpatrick Center]] (CIEMAS) opens</span>
 
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<span style="font-size:x-small;">'''2004'''</span>
 
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<font size=1>The Palestinian Solidarity Movement (PSM) holds its annual conference at Duke</font>
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<span style="font-size:x-small;">The Palestinian Solidarity Movement (PSM) holds its annual conference at Duke</span>
 
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<span style="font-size:x-small;">'''2005'''</span>
 
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<font size=1>[[Nasher Museum of Art]] opens</font>
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<span style="font-size:x-small;">[[Nasher Museum of Art]] opens</span>
 
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<span style="font-size:x-small;">'''2005'''</span>
 
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<font size=1>[[The Rolling Stones]] play in Wallace Wade Stadium as part of their ''Bigger Bang'' world tour</font>
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<span style="font-size:x-small;">[[The Rolling Stones]] play in Wallace Wade Stadium as part of their ''Bigger Bang'' world tour</span>
 
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<font size=1>The [[Duke lacrosse case]] makes national headlines when a stripper accuses three [[Duke Blue Devils men's lacrosse|men's lacrosse players]] of rape.</font>
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<span style="font-size:x-small;">The [[Duke lacrosse case]] makes national headlines when a stripper accuses three [[Duke Blue Devils men's lacrosse|men's lacrosse players]] of rape.</span>
 
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<font size=1>'''2007'''</font>
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<span style="font-size:x-small;">'''2007'''</span>
 
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<font size=1>The Duke lacrosse case ends with the accuser discredited, the three charged players declared innocent, and [[Mike Nifong|the prosecutor]] who pursued the case being [[disbarment|disbarred]].</font>
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<span style="font-size:x-small;">The Duke lacrosse case ends with the accuser discredited, the three charged players declared innocent, and [[Mike Nifong|the prosecutor]] who pursued the case being [[disbarment|disbarred]].</span>
 
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<font size=1>'''2010'''</font>
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<font size=1>The men's lacrosse team wins its first national title.</font>
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<span style="font-size:x-small;">The men's lacrosse team wins its first national title.</span>
 
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| colspan="3" align="left" | '''Key''' <font size=1>(Contemporary President)</font>
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| colspan="2" |<font size=1>H.K.H. Brodie</font>
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| colspan="2" |<font size=1>N.O. Keohane</font>
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Latest revision as of 19:00, 11 September 2019

Duke University Timeline
 

1838

Brown’s Schoolhouse, a private subscription school, founded in Randolph county

 

1841

Methodists and Quakers organize Union Institute Academy

 

1851

State legislature grants rechartering of academy as Normal College

 

1859

Methodist Church provides financial support, formalizing name change to Trinity College

 

1871

First social organization on campus founded

 

1878

First women earn degrees

 

1881

First international student enrolls

 

1887

J.F. Crowell inaugurated as president

 

1892

Trinity moves to Durham, largely due to generosity of Washington Duke and Julian S. Carr

 

1894

J.F. Kilgo inaugurated as president; Washington Duke donates $300,000 for endowment

 

1900

Trinity becomes first white institution of higher education in the south to invite Booker T. Washington to speak; first Native American student graduates

 

1903

Bassett Affair

 

1922

Chronicle editors coin the term Blue Devils for athletic teams

 

1924

James B. Duke establishes the $40 million Duke Endowment, propelling the final name change to Duke University

 

1925

Original campus rebuilt with Georgian style buildings

 

1930

Majority of construction on the new Gothic Revival-style West Campus is complete

 

1938

Duke’s football team, dubbed the Iron Dukes, dominate their regular season opponents

 

1942

Duke hosts the Rose Bowl in Wallace Wade Stadium

 

1964

Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. speaks to the university on the civil rights movement’s progress

 

1969

Terry Sanford, a former governor of North Carolina, is inaugurated as president; Perkins library complete

 

1971

Institute of Policy Sciences and Public Affairs founded

 

1972

Women’s college merges into Trinity, which serves as the liberal arts college for men and women

 

1974

Mary Lou Williams Center for Black Culture opens

 

1980

Duke Hospital opens

 

1986

Men’s soccer captures Duke’s first NCAA championship

 

1991

Men's basketball wins its first NCAA title. They would repeat in 1992 and win again in 2001 and 2010.

 

1993

Keohane inaugurated as the university's eighth president

 

1994

Duke team wins Putnam Mathematical Competition. Duke teams would win again in 1996 and 2000 and have come in the top-three 9 times from 1996-2005.

 

1994

Levine Science Research Center (LSRC) opens; Terry Sanford Institute of Public Policy moves into new building

 

1995

East Campus converts to an all-freshmen campus

 

1996

Duke-Durham Neighborhood Partnership begins

 

1998

Campaign for Duke goes into its public phase with a goal of $1.5 billion

 

1999

Duke celebrates the 75th anniversary of its founding

 

2003

Duke's Center for Human Genetics opens in April

 

2003

Campaign for Duke ends having raised over $2.36 billion

 

2004

Brodhead inaugurated as ninth president

 

2004

Fitzpatrick Center (CIEMAS) opens

 

2004

The Palestinian Solidarity Movement (PSM) holds its annual conference at Duke

 

2005

Nasher Museum of Art opens

 

2005

The Rolling Stones play in Wallace Wade Stadium as part of their Bigger Bang world tour

 

2006

The Duke lacrosse case makes national headlines when a stripper accuses three men's lacrosse players of rape.

 

2007

The Duke lacrosse case ends with the accuser discredited, the three charged players declared innocent, and the prosecutor who pursued the case being disbarred.

 

2010

The men's lacrosse team wins its first national title.

Key (Contemporary President)
H.K.H. Brodie
N.O. Keohane
R.H. Brodhead