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Foundation of UCLA
The Vermont Avenue campus of the University of California, but was known as the Southern Branch. It began by offering undergraduate training programs for teachers. -
First Ph. D awarded
Kenneth P. Bailey was the first student to receive a Ph. D from UCLA on June 11, 1938. For twelve years after its founding, the campus was still restricted by its sister location, Berkeley. Just two years prior, The UCLA Graduate division expanded to include doctorates. In the picture, Bailey is receiving his diploma in the background and stands 50 years after his graduation in the foreground. -
First NCAA men's championship win
Under head coach John Wooden, the 1963-64 season UCLA Bruins won the championship on March 21, 1964, by defeating Duke 98-83. In addition to the championship win, six of the Bruins automatically qualified for the Amerian Olympic Basketball team. Their record ended up being 30-0-0. -
UCLA Ethnic Studies Centers Established
In the year 1969, four buildings were build on a recently acquired plot of land. They were designated the UCLA Ethnic Studies Centers, and they were among the first in the United States. They are the Asian American, Chicano, African-American, and American-Indian Research Centers. -
First Message on Internet sent
On what would later become the Internet, UCLA's Sigma 7 Host computer was the first node on the framework of the World Wide Web. The computer transmitted this message to Stanford's 940 Host computer, "Login". However, the system crashed, making the first ever message sent the letters L and O. -
World's First Aids Cases Announced
On April 5, 1981, a San Francisco resident named Ken Horne is reported to the CDC by UCLA physicians with Kaposi's sarcoma. Throughout the decade, similar reports are filed throughout the States, prompting the CDC to consider it a new disease. -
First Breast Cancer Treatment Approved By FDA
Herceptin, a biologic therapy treatment for women with Metastatic Breast Cancer, is approved by the FDA. The treatment is created by UCLA alumnus Dennis Salmon. Currently, the survival rate in addition to chemotherapy is an astounding 62.2 percent. -
First School to Win 100 NCAA Championships
On May 14, 2007, the UCLA Bruins' women's water polo team beat Staford 5-4 in order to make UCLA the first college to win 100 NCAA Championships. The college has been around for 100 years starting May 23, 2019, meaning that it has won more championships that it's actual age. -
Ronald Reagan UCLA Medical Center Reopens
After many hospitals in the state had been severely damaged in a 1994 earthquake, the state of California passed a law requiring all medical offices to move to earthquake-resistant buildings by 2008. Thus, the medical center was rebuilt to withstand and resist severe earthquakes. It was finally reopened on June 29, 2008. -
UCLA Ranks #1 In State In Peace Corps Volunteers
UCLA produced more Peace Corps volunteers in 2013 than any other college or university in California, according to annual rankings released Feb. 11 by the international service organization. The campus also retained its No. 6 spot among large schools nationwide for the fourth consecutive year, with 67 alumni currently volunteering around the world.
