This Week In KU History
May 1, 1893:
The Panorama of North American Mammals, a version of which is now located in the KU Natural History Museum in Dyche Hall, debuts as the centerpiece of the Kansas pavilion at the World’s Columbian Exposition in Chicago.
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May 10, 1921:
Four thousand KU students and faculty members tear down McCook Field, clearing the way for the construction of present-day Memorial Stadium.
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May 13, 1923:
William Allen White becomes the first KU alumnus to win a Pulitzer Prize, which is awarded to him for his Emporia Gazette editorial "To An Anxious Friend," which defends free speech.
May 20, 1952:
Approximately 1,500 undergraduate KU men engage in the largest panty raid in the University’s history.
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May 21, 1886:
Professor E.H.S. Bailey first proposes the cheer that evolves into the "Rock Chalk, Jayhawk, KU" yell.
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May 27, 1951:
The Memorial Carillon and Campanile, a monument to the 276 KU men and women who died in World War II, is formally dedicated atop Mount Oread.
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