Rebellion of 1818

In the Rebellion of 1818, Harvard's most famous food fight took place resulted in the expulsion of all 80 members of the Sophomore class.

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Dudley Allen Sargent Charts

FM dives into the archives to learn about Hemenway Gymnasium director Dudley Allen Sargent, who took detailed measurements and nude photos of Harvard students from the 1880s to the 1910s.

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Former Harvard swimming coach Benjamin Merritt poses for a picture in 1959. Two men have now accused Merritt of sexually abusing them when they were teenagers in the late 1960s.

Golden Oldies

Harvard reached its first NCAA Tournament in March 1946 and would not return to the Big Dance until 2012.

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“Take but degree away, untune that string, and hark what discord follows,” says a Harvard student acting as Ulysses, a character in “Troilus and Cressida.”