North_Carolina_vs_Georgia_1965

North Carolina Collection

1789 The North Carolina General Assembly chartered a degree-conferring institution and established a Board of Trustees to oversee the school. The University of North Carolina, however, would not open its doors to students until January 15, 1795.

1937 UNC played its first intercollegiate soccer game, a scrimmage against Duke. The newly-formed UNC team lost to an undefeated Duke, 2-1.

1968 Students from the Black Student Movement present Chancellor Carlyle Sitterson with a list of 23 demands addressing institutional racism at UNC.