Dec. 13, 1907:
In a harbinger of winning seasons to come, the Jayhawks play their first game under Coach Forrest “Phog” Allen, as well as their first game in Robinson Gymnasium, and whip the Ottawa University basketball squad by 44 points.

Dec. 18, 1942:
In a protest against the speeded-up term schedule during WWII, 1,000 students hold a “Vacation Starts Tonight” rally in front of Chancellor Deane W. Malott’s office in Strong Hall.

Dec. 19, 1873:
Dissident professors comprising a majority of the KU faculty vote to demand the resignation of Chancellor John Fraser.

Dec. 23, 1881:
Cora M. Downs of Wyandotte accepts an offer from Kansas Governor John P. St. John to become the first woman member of the KU Board of Regents.
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Jan. 1, 1948:
The football Jayhawkers become the first college team from the state of Kansas to play in a bowl game, squaring off against Georgia Tech in the Orange Bowl.
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Jan. 4, 1932:
Watkins Memorial Hospital is officially opened in what is now present-day Twente Hall
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