Timeline Thursday 7 October 1869

Events on Thursday 7 October 1869 1

• 1869 Cornell University opens New university holds its first classes in Ithaca, New York Cornell University opened its doors in Ithaca, New York, admitting its first class under co-founders Ezra Cornell and Andrew Dickson White. The university was distinctive for its nonsectarian character and its founding principle of instruction in any study. It grew into one of the leading research universities in the United States.