University of Missouri

The entire University of Missouri football team resigned. They were upset because the university was requiring that players be full-time students with good grades. 

Cartoonist Mort Walker, creator of Beetle Bailey, and loyal University of Missouri Alum was born on this day. Beetle Bailey’s Camp Swampy was modeled after Missouri’s Camp Crowder where Mort Walker had been stationed.  

Archaeological findings shape our understanding of the past.

Established by the Geyer Act of 1839, The University of Missouri began accepting students on April 14, 1841.

Streaking was at its height and, on this day, 600 streakers claimed a world record at the University of Missouri.

The University of Missouri played its first football game against another school—Washington University in St. Louis.

On this date the School of Journalism was founded at the University of Missouri. It was the very first "J-school" in the world.

James S. Rollins was born on this day. Many recognize Rollins as the Father of the University of Missouri.

William Henry Hatch, Missouri’s Congressman and agricultural innovator, was born. Hatch Hall at the University of Missouri in Columbia was named in his honor. 

The Geyer Act established public schools in Missouri and the University of Missouri.