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• 1829: ±«ÓãÖ±²¥'s first classes are held

Eight years after it was officially established, "±«ÓãÖ±²¥ College" began holding classes in conjunction with the Montreal Medical Institution.

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• 1833: The first ±«ÓãÖ±²¥ degree is awarded

Four years after classes began, ±«ÓãÖ±²¥ awarded its first degree –Ìýand Canada's first ever medical degree –Ìýto William Leslie Logie. ÌýLogie was ±«ÓãÖ±²¥'s only graduate that year.

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• 1839: Building a Montreal landmark

The college quickly outgrew James ±«ÓãÖ±²¥'s country home, and construction on the Arts Building began 10 years after its founding. ÌýThe Arts Building, with its cupola and flag pole, has become the signature of ±«ÓãÖ±²¥'s downtown campus, and one of Montreal's most recognizable landmarks.

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• 1855-1893: Flourishing under William Dawson

Through his 38 years as Principal, Sir John William Dawson reinvented ±«ÓãÖ±²¥ as a university to rival the world's finest, even personally funding the beautification effort that created the stunning campus we enjoy today.
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• 1866: Canada's first francophone Prime Minister

°ä²¹²Ô²¹»å²¹â€™s first francophone prime minister, Sir Wilfrid Laurier, BCL'1866, made great strides toward unifying Canadians of different stripes – French and English, Catholic and Protestant – during a period when religion, culture and other debates threatened to tear the fledgling country apart. In 15 years as prime minister and 45 years as a Member of Parliament, Laurier helped establish Canada as a major player on the world stage and ushered in an era of unprecedented growth and prosperity.

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• 1874-1904: Hockey, football and basketball are born

±«ÓãÖ±²¥ is a place of learning, but hard work needn’t come at the expense of hard play, and ±«ÓãÖ±²¥ians certainly exercise more than just their minds. A home to exceptional student teams and an alma mater to many star athletes and coaches, ±«ÓãÖ±²¥ has also played a key role in the creation of three pillars of sport.
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• The forgotten war memorial and the campus that never was

Over the years, architects have proposed a variety of plans for ±«ÓãÖ±²¥â€™s lower Downtown Campus, including an imposing tower on the Redpath Library. Here's a small selection of big ideas from ±«ÓãÖ±²¥â€™s earliest days that never made it off the drawing board: the ±«ÓãÖ±²¥ that might have been.