SLU History
Kappa Kappa Gamma sorority, the first at St. Lawrence, starts as the
Browning Society, a literary club.
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The “Union Alumni Association” is
founded; it consists of graduates from the College of Letters and Science
and the Theological School.
Scarlet and brown are named the official St. Lawrence colors. |
Isaac M. Atwood begins
20-year presidency of the Theological School. |
St. Lawrence’s
25th anniversary is observed with pomp and celebration. |
The yearbook, named The Gridiron in
commemoration of the method of Saint Lawrence’s death, begins to
appear sporadically. |
World
History
Excavation of Olympia. Brahms composes Hungarian Dances.
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Rutherford B. Hayes elected President of U.S. |
Thomas Edison invents the electric light bulb.
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Vatican archives open to scholars. |
Edison develops first hydroelectric
plant.
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