Did you know the Morrill Act of 1862 lead to the founding of Ohio State University in 1870?
The longest (and most expensive) bridge in the world when it opened in 1936, the Bay Bridge was first proposed by self-proclaimed "Emperor Norton I" in 1869.
Did you know women were first admitted to Northwestern in 1869 -- a mere 14 years after its founding?
The University of Nebraska was given a mission to "afford to the inhabitants of the state the means of acquiring a thorough knowledge of the various branches of literature, science, and the arts."
Founded in 1855, MSU served as the prototype for the 69 land-grand schools established under the Morrill Act of 1862.
Bascom Hill is named after John Bascom, former president of the University of Wisconsin.
