01-24-2024 On this day in Thresher history
Carefully cataloged by the University of North Texas’s Portal to Texas History and the Rice University Woodson Research Center, the archives of the Rice Thresher contain issues of the paper since its creation in 1916. Any Internet user brave enough to venture into over a century of reporting can uncover hidden bits from Rice’s history. From scientific breakthroughs to programming victories, the Thresher is proud to bring you a selection of newsworthy events from Jan. 24.
For more Thresher coverage of Rice history, visit www.ricethresher.org/archives or the Woodson Research Center’s Thresher collection.
[Jan. 24, 2024 3:19 p.m.] This article was updated with a link to the Rice Woodson Research Center’s Thresher archives.
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