About TimelineUse this browse and search page to trace the history of Dickinson College. Search Timeline Search Browse Timeline Browse by date range Min Max Browse by Day - Any -12345678910111213141516171819202122232425262728293031 Browse by Event Type - Any -Academic CeremoniesAnniversariesAthletic EventsAward CeremoniesBuildings and GroundsCommunity EventsCompetitionsDeath and RemembranceDickinson FirstsLectures and SymposiaMiscellaneousPerformances, Films, and ExhibitsPolicy ChangesProtest and ConflictPublicationsReligious ActivitiesStudent Social LifeU.S. and World Events Browse by Month - Any -JanuaryFebruaryMarchAprilMayJuneJulyAugustSeptemberOctoberNovemberDecember Browse by Year - Any -17861787179218101811181218131823182618271828182918361837183818391840184118431844184518461847184818491850185118521853185418551856185718581859186018611862186318641865186618671868186918701871187218731874187518761877187818791880188118821883188418851886188718881889189018911892189318941895189618971898189919001901190219031904190519061907190819091910191119121913191419151916191719181919192019211922192319241925192619271928192919301931193219331934193519361937193819391940194119421943194419451946194719481949195019511952195319541955195619571958195919601961196219631964196519661967196819691970197119721973197419751976197719781979198019811982198319841985198619871988198919901991199219931994199519961997199819992000200120022003200420052006200720082009201020112012201320142015201620172018 Title Wed., Sep. 26, 1787 First Commencement Thu., Jul. 3, 1792 1792 Commencement Wed., Sep. 26, 1810 1810 Commencement Wed., Sep. 25, 1811 1811 Commencement Wed., Sep. 30, 1812 1812 Commencement Thu., Sep. 30, 1813 1813 Commencement June, 1823 1823 Commencement Wed., Sep. 27, 1826 John Sergeant Receives Honorary Degree Wed., Sep. 27, 1826 1826 Commencement Tue., Sep. 25, 1827 Second Annual Oration Wed., Sep. 24, 1828 1828 Commencement Wed., Sep. 23, 1829 1829 Commencement Wed., Jul. 20, 1836 1836 Junior Exhibition Thu., Jul. 20, 1837 1837 Commencement Thu., Jul. 19, 1838 1838 Commencement Thu., Jul. 11, 1839 Reverdy Johnson Receives Honorary Degree Thu., Jul. 11, 1839 1839 Commencement Thu., Jul. 9, 1840 1840 Commencement Thu., Jul. 8, 1841 1841 Commencement Thu., Jul. 13, 1843 1843 Commencement Thu., Jul. 13, 1843 George Washington Bethune '23 Receives Honorary Degree Thu., Jul. 11, 1844 1844 Commencement Thu., Jul. 10, 1845 1845 Commencement Thu., Jul. 10, 1845 William Henry Gilder Receives Honorary Degree Thu., Jul. 9, 1846 1846 Commencement Thu., Jul. 8, 1847 Henry Brewerton Receives Honorary Degree Thu., Jul. 8, 1847 1847 Commencement Thu., Jul. 13, 1848 1848 Commencement Thu., Jul. 13, 1848 Henry Louis Baugher '26 Receives Honorary Degree Thu., Jul. 12, 1849 1849 Commencement Tue., Jul. 9, 1850 Exhibition of the Sophomore Class 1850 Thu., Jul. 11, 1850 1850 Commencement Thu., Jun. 26, 1851 Charles Collins Receives Honorary Degree Thu., Jun. 26, 1851 1851 Commencement Thu., Jul. 8, 1852 John Perdue Gray '46 Receives Honorary Degree Thu., Jul. 8, 1852 1852 Commencement Thu., Jul. 8, 1852 Samuel Dickinson Hillman '50 Receives Honorary Degree Thu., Jul. 14, 1853 1853 Commencement Thu., Jul. 13, 1854 1854 Commencement Thu., Sep. 14, 1854 College Exercises Commence Tue., Oct. 10, 1854 1854 Election Day Mon., Oct. 30, 1854 Students Celebrate Halloween with Mischief Tue., Nov. 28, 1854 Students Perform Music in Town Wed., Jan. 17, 1855 Musical Convention and Concert Sat., Mar. 24, 1855 Fire at Carlisle Foundry Tue., Apr. 3, 1855 Students Go Bird Hunting Tue., Apr. 24, 1855 Students Form Vocal Club Sat., Apr. 28, 1855 Students Play Football Sat., May 26, 1855 Students Spend Day at Market, Creek Sat., Jun. 23, 1855 Students Hike to Boiling Springs Pagination Current page 1 Page 2 Page 3 Page 4 Page 5 Page 6 Page 7 Page 8 Page 9 … Next page ›› Last page Last »