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 Mon., Jun. 26, 1882 Annual Oratorical Prize Contest 1882 Thu., Jun. 29, 1882 1882 Commencement Thu., Jun. 28, 1883 Samuel Jackson Randall Receives Honorary Degree Thu., Jun. 28, 1883 1883 Commencement Thu., Jun. 28, 1883 Richard Watson Gilder Receives Honorary Degree Mon., Jun. 23, 1884 Annual Oratorical Prize Contest 1884 Thu., Jun. 26, 1884 1884 Commencement Thu., Jun. 26, 1884 Robert Newton Baer '58 Receives Honorary Degree Thu., Jun. 26, 1884 Robert Emory Pattison Receives Honorary Degree Mon., Jun. 22, 1885 Annual Oratorical Contest 1885 Thu., Jun. 25, 1885 1885 Commencement Thu., Jun. 25, 1885 John Franklin Goucher '68 Receives First Honorary Degree Sat., Nov. 14, 1885 Dickinson Football Plays Their First Game Wed., Nov. 18, 1885 Dickinson Football Bests Harrisburg C.C. in Blowout Win Thu., Jun. 24, 1886 Abraham Wehrley Rudisill '70 Receives Honorary Degree Thu., Jun. 24, 1886 1886 Commencement Sat., Oct. 16, 1886 Red Devil Football Shut-Out by Lehigh Mon., Oct. 18, 1886 Dickinson Football Falls to Lafayette 24-5 Sat., Oct. 23, 1886 E. Herbert Garrison Dies in Red Devil Football Loss to Swarthmore Thu., Jun. 30, 1887 1887 Commencement Thu., Jun. 30, 1887 William Lambert Gooding '74 Receives Honorary Degree Wed., Oct. 12, 1887 Dickinson Football Drops a Tough 12-0 Decision to Lafayette Sat., Oct. 22, 1887 Dickinson Football's Unlucky Stretch Continues vs. Lehigh Sat., Nov. 12, 1887 Dickinson Football Falls to Swarthmore on the Road, 22-6 Fri., Mar. 2, 1888 Glee Club Performs Mon., Jun. 25, 1888 Annual Oratorical Contest 1888 Thu., Jun. 28, 1888 James William Marshall '48 Receives Honorary Degree Thu., Jun. 28, 1888 1888 Commencement Fri., Nov. 2, 1888 Red Devil Football Team Opens 1888 Season in Road Loss to Bucknell Sat., Nov. 3, 1888 Future Looking Brighter as Dickinson Football Ties Penn State Wed., Nov. 7, 1888 Red Devil Football Picks Up Huge Win Over Penn State in 1888 Season Finale Mon., Jun. 24, 1889 Annual Oratorical Contest 1889 Thu., Jun. 27, 1889 1889 Commencement Thu., Jun. 27, 1889 Stewart Lyndon Woodford Receives Honorary Degree Thu., Jun. 27, 1889 James Fowler Rusling '54 Receives Honorary Degree Thu., Jun. 27, 1889 James Addams Beaver Receives Honorary Degree Fri., Oct. 11, 1889 Red Devil Football Team Opens 1889 Campaign with Victory Over Bucknell Sat., Oct. 19, 1889 Dickinson Football Ousts Swarthmore in Controversial Victory Wed., Oct. 30, 1889 Dickinson Football Trumps Future Rival F&M 10-0 Sat., Nov 2, 1889 Dickinson Football Improves to 4-0 with Beatdown of Haverford Sat., Nov. 9, 1889 Dickinson Football Remains Undefeated in Rainy Annapolis Thu., Nov. 28, 1889 F&M Ruins Red Devil Football Undefeated Season Fri., Feb. 14, 1890 Glee Club Performs Mon., Jun. 16, 1890 Annual Oratorical Contest 1890 Thu., Jun. 19, 1890 1890 Commencement Thu., Jun. 19, 1890 Nathaniel Barratt Smithers '40 Receives Honorary Degree Thu., Jun. 19, 1890 Thomas May Peirce Receives Honorary Degree Wed., Oct. 1, 1890 Former Captain Willard G. Lake Returns as Football Coach in Unfortunate Fashion vs. Lafayette Fri., Oct. 17, 1890 Dickinson Football Blanked by Bucknell in First Game at New Field Sat., Oct. 25, 1890 Red Devil Football Picks Up First Win of 1890 Season Over Swarthmore Pagination First page « First Previous page ‹‹ Page 1 Page 2 Page 3 Current page 4 Page 5 Page 6 Page 7 Page 8 Page 9 … Next page ›› Last page Last »