Today in History (December 28): 1775 First state constitution in the United States adopted in New Hampshire 1832 St. Louis University was chartered under the Roman Catholic Church at St. Louis, Missouri; founded in 1818 as St. Louis Academy, and known as a college since 1820, it was the first Roman Catholic university to be established in the U.S. west of the Allegheny Mountains 1838 Greensborough Female College was chartered in Greensboro, North Carolina, under the Methodists; in 1913 the name of the school was changed to Greensboro College for Women, and was changed again in 1920 to Greensboro College 1857 George Leonard Peter Mezger, professor at St. Louis Seminary and Zehlendorf, Germany, born in Braunschweig, Germany; graduated from St. Louis Seminary in 1881; pastor in Waterloo, Iowa (1881-85); near Okawville, Illinois (1885-95); Decatur, Illinois (1895-96); professor at Concordia Seminary (1896-1926); professor of Theological Seminary in Zehlendorf, Berlin, Germany, beginning in 1923; D.D. (Northwestern College, Watertown, Wisconsin); editor of various theological publications 1864 Addison Teachers' Seminary dedicated If you wish to use these items, please get permission. Permission to post TIH items on LUTHERAN-ROOTS was received from Marvin A. Huggins, C.A., Associate Director Concordia Historical Institute (314)505-7921 801 De Mun Avenue FAX: (314)505-7901 St. Louis, MO 63105-3168 mhuggins@chi.lcms.org Web Page: http://chi.lcms.org/ for today, John Birkholz brotherjohn@imt.net 963 McIver Road Great Falls, MT 59404