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5 days ago · The university was founded in 1885 by railroad magnate Leland Stanford and his wife, Jane (née Lathrop), and was dedicated to their deceased only child, Leland, Jr.; it opened in 1891. The university campus largely occupies Stanford’s former Palo Alto farm.
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2 days ago · Throw in Bad Blood by John Carreyrou about Elizabeth Holmes and Theranos (and all the Stanford connections), as well as the disintegration of the PAC-12 Conference, the once mighty Leland Stanford Junior University looks a lot different these days from where it stood a decade ago. Murder Under God’s Eye was released in May 2023.
5 days ago · The site offers visitors a brief history of the building of the transcontinental railroad as well as information on the history and technology of 19th century railroads. Most important, it offers full text access to the Linda Hall Library’s extensive collection of 19th century railroad periodicals.
1 day ago · It was eventually purchased by businessman and politician Leland Stanford in 1881, who used the land to build the world’s then-largest vineyard. After the death of Stanford’s wife in 1905, the ...
5 days ago · About Hoover. Located on the campus of Stanford University and in Washington, DC, the Hoover Institution is the nation’s preeminent research center dedicated to generating policy ideas that promote economic prosperity, national security, and democratic governance.
17 hours ago · It was eventually purchased by businessman and politician Leland Stanford in 1881, who used the land to build the world’s then-largest vineyard. After the death of Stanford’s wife in 1905, the property was divided and sold off.
5 days ago · To make this strained historical parallel, Newsom referenced Culbert Olson, California’s 29th governor, elected in 1938, and the answer to the trivia question of who was the last California head of state to be denied a second term by his constituents.
