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History on the Hill is a hub of resources for learning about the history of the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill.This Day In History
- 1905 The newly constructed Bynum Gymnasium opened for student use. The state-of-the-art gym included popular equipment like medicine balls and punching bags, locker rooms, and a swimming pool.
- 1954 The Rho Chapter of Alpha Chi Sigma established the Francis Preston Venable Medal, an annual recognition of one outstanding senior in chemistry. Venable was a Kenan Professor of Chemistry and former University president.
- 1986 The menäó»s basketball team played its first game in the Dean E. Smith Student Activities Center. The number one-ranked Tar Heels defeated bitter rival and third-ranked Duke University by the score of 95-92. North Carolina forward Warren Martin scored the first Tar Heel basket in the new arena.
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An illusionist comes to town, gunplay ensues (1845)
(Part 3 of our “welcome back students” series…) It seems that Chapel Hill has seen quite a parade of entertainers and other characters come through town over the years. One such visit from an intriguing 19th-century illusionist named the “Fakir … Continue reading → Continue reading
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An illusionist comes to town, gunplay ensues (1845)
(Part 3 of our “welcome back students” series…) It seems that Chapel Hill has seen quite a parade of entertainers and other characters come through town over the years. One such visit from an intriguing 19th-century illusionist named the “Fakir … Continue reading → Continue reading
Posted in 1845, 19th century, Chapel Hill, college, Education, Fakir of Ava, Hillsborough, illusionists, Just for Kicks, magicians, Staff Finds, students, University life, University of North Carolina, violence, William Bagley
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