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History of UW-Madison

By bkelnosky

  • Nelson Dewey signs act creating University of Wisconsin

    Nelson Dewey signs act creating University of Wisconsin

  • John H. Lathrop becomes the university's first chancellor in the fall of 1849

  • North Hall was constructed, the first building on campus

    North Hall was constructed, the first building on campus

  • Bascom Hall is built

    Bascom Hall is built

  • First women admitted to UW Madison during Civil War

  • The University awards the first PhD in chemical engineering ever granted, to Oliver Patterson Watts

    The University awards the first PhD in chemical engineering ever granted, to Oliver Patterson Watts

  • Fire destroys dome ontop of Bascom Hall; never replaced.

    Fire destroys dome ontop of Bascom Hall; never replaced.

  • Campus began an artist-in-residence program

    The first ever at a university.
  • Sterling Hall Bombing

    Sterling Hall Bombing

    The "New Year's Gang" composed of four people bombed Sterling hall as a protest against the University's research connections with the US military during the Vietnam War. One person was killed and three were injured
  • The Onion was created

    The Onion was created

    The popular satirical paper was founded in 1988 by two UW-Madison students, Tim Keck and Christopher Johnson.
  • James Thomson (cell biologist) first isolated and cultured human embryonic stem cells

    James Thomson (cell biologist) first isolated and cultured human embryonic stem cells