Cornell University yakavambwa musi wa 27 Kubvumbi 1865; New York State (NYS) Seneti yakapa mvumo kuyunivhesiti senzvimbo yenyika yekupa ivhu. Seneta Ezra Cornell akapa purazi rake muIthaca, New York, senzvimbo uye $ 500,000 yehupfumi hwake semupiro wekutanga. Mumwe museneta uye mudzidzisi Andrew Dickson White akabvuma kuve mutungamiri wekutanga. Mumakore matatu anotevera, White akatarisira kuvakwa kwezvivakwa zviviri zvekutanga uye akafamba kukwezva vadzidzi nevadzidzi. Yunivhesiti yakavhurwa musi wa 7 Gumiguru 1868, uye varume 412 vakanyoreswa zuva rakatevera. Mubvunzo: Iyo institution yakavambwa neseneta upi?
Ezra Cornell