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This Week In KU History

April 2, 1946:
Danforth Chapel is officially dedicated.
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April 4, 1988:
Danny Manning leads the KU men's basketball team to its first NCAA championship in 36 years.
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April 8, 1970:
Hippie activist Abbie Hoffman speaks at KU's Allen Field House.
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April 19, 1910:
Electric trolleys from the Lawrence city system initiate 23 years of streetcar service to the KU campus.
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April 20, 1970:
A firebomb blasts the Kansas Union, causing nearly $1 million in damages.
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April 21, 1923:
On cinders still soaked by the previous day's rain, the first events of the inaugural Kansas Relays get underway in the newly completed Memorial Stadium.
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April 21, 1905:
The KU Board of Regents authorizes creation of the four-year KU School of Medicine, accomplished by merging the existing two-year School, based in Lawrence, with three Kansas City-area proprietary medical colleges.
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April 30, 1926:
A ceremony complete with military honor guard marks the laying of the cornerstone of the Kansas Memorial Union building.
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Compiled by Mike Reid
University of Kansas

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