Events Associated with Harvard University:
- 1636: Founded as Harvard College, the first institution of higher education in the United States.
- 1780: Continental Army under [George [Washington encamped at Harvard during the Siege of Boston.
- 1859: Henry David Thoreau published “On Civil Disobedience” while living in Walden Pond, near Harvard.
- 1861: Union Army officers trained at Harvard’s Law School and Medical School.
- 1939: President Franklin D. Roosevelt]] gave a speech at Harvard Yard, calling for American neutrality in World War II.
- 1964: Harvard faculty played a key role in the drafting of the Civil Rights Act.
- 1972: Harvard faculty and students protested the Vietnam War.
APUSH-Related Alumni:
- John Adams: Second POTUS
- John Quincy Adams: Sixth POTUS
- Theodore Roosevelt: 26th POTUS
- Franklin D. Roosevelt]]: 32nd POTUS
- John F. Kennedy]]: 35th POTUS
- Barack Obama: 44th POTUS
- Henry David Thoreau transcendentalist, hermit, poet, and author
- Henry Wadsworth Longfellow: Poet and author
- Ralph Waldo Emerson: Transcendentalist philosopher
- W.E.B. Du Bois: Sociologist and civil rights activist
- Helen Keller: Deaf and blind author and activist
Timeline of Major Events in the Harvard Area:
- 1630: Massachusetts|Massachusetts Bay Colony founded.
- 1636: Harvard College founded.
- 1692: Salem Witch Trials.
- 1775: Battles of Lexington and Concord.
- 1780: Continental Army encamped at Harvard.
- 1859: Henry David Thoreau publishes “On Civil Disobedience.”
- 1861: Union Army officers trained at Harvard.
- 1939: Roosevelt’s speech on American neutrality.
- 1964: Draft of Civil Rights Act.
- 1972: Vietnam War protests.