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First Houstonian 1934
Took two weeks to prepare and sold for 75 cents
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First African-American Homecoming Queen 11/25/1968
Lynn Eusan, a campus social activist, ran for homecoming queen as an independent. With backing from African-American athletes and organizations, she was elected.
Eusan, Lynn
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First African-American Student June 1962
Charles Rhinehardt enters as a graduate student in music.
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First building June 1939
Roy G. Cullen
Roy Gustav Cullen Memorial
Cullen, Roy Gustav
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First class of Naval Reserve Vocational men graduated 02/27/1942
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First classes at current site 1939
Classes move to the new campus on St. Bernard Street (now Cullen Boulevard). The University's 2,067 students attend all classes in Roy G. Cullen Building.
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First commencement 1935
Held at Miller Memorial Theater with nearly 80 students graduating.
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First Cotton Bowl appearance January 1977
UH beat the University of Maryland 30 to 21
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First Farfel lecture 10/07/1969
First lecture given by T. Keith Glennan.
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First football championship 1952
The Missouri Valley Conference title. UH did not become a full-time member of the Southwest Conference until 1976.
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First Frontier Fiesta 04/26/1940
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First Homecoming 1946
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First live Shasta 1947
Shasta
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First ROTC cadets September 1947
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First student art exhibition March 1940
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First student newspaper 1928
The Cougar, which became the Daily Cougar, in August of 1965.
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First Varsity Varieties 12/05/1941
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First year of intercollegiate sports 1946
Lone Star Conference
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Fraternities and sororities "conditionally" approved 1950
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Frontier Fiesta re-instated
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