Historical Events
Event of Interest
Stanford University, California opens its doors after being founded by Leland Stanford and his wife Jane with a $40M donation (1891 dollars), in memory of their son. Among its first graduation class, future US President Herbert Hoover.

Leland Stanford

Herbert Hoover
1891 Highlights
About October 1, 1891
Day of the Week: Thursday
How Long Ago? 129 years, 3 months and 24 days
Leap Year: No
Generation Lost Generation
Star Sign: Libra