This Week in KU History
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Thursday, January 1, 1948
The football Jayhawkers become the first college team from the state of Kansas to play in a bowl game, squaring off against Georgia Tech in the Orange Bowl.
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Saturday, January 2, 1897
KU University Council formally requests the Board of Regents establish a separate graduate school with its own dedicated dean and faculty.
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Thursday, January 3, 2008
The 2007 Jayhawk football team finally triumph in KU's third Orange Bowl appearance defeating Virginia Tech 24-21.
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Monday, January 4, 1932
Watkins Memorial Hospital is officially opened in what is now present-day Twente Hall.
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Monday, January 4, 2016
In only the second meeting of a nationally ranked No. 1 vs. No. 2 team going to triple overtime, the Jayhawks defeat the OU Sooners in Allen Fieldhouse by the score of 109-106.
