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*A group visits Parliament with a petition to make [[King's College]] the center of an American university along the lines of [[Oxford]] or [[Cambridge]], encompassing all existing North American colleges | *A group visits Parliament with a petition to make [[King's College]] the center of an American university along the lines of [[Oxford]] or [[Cambridge]], encompassing all existing North American colleges | ||
| + | *[[George Washington]]'s stepson, [[John Parke Custis]], spends a semester at King's College before being forced to leave, having burned through his annual allowance | ||
*[[Isaac Abrahams]] is the first known Jewish student to graduate from King's College | *[[Isaac Abrahams]] is the first known Jewish student to graduate from King's College | ||
Revision as of 17:39, 8 April 2007
1774 in Columbia history:
- A group visits Parliament with a petition to make King's College the center of an American university along the lines of Oxford or Cambridge, encompassing all existing North American colleges
- George Washington's stepson, John Parke Custis, spends a semester at King's College before being forced to leave, having burned through his annual allowance
- Isaac Abrahams is the first known Jewish student to graduate from King's College
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History of Columbia University 1774 |
Succeeded by 1775 |
