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Phi Kappa Tau fraternity was founded in the Union Literary Society Hall in Old Main in 1906. Franklin Hall was officially renamed Harrison Hall in 1931 after President Benjamin Harrison, who was an alumnus of the university. [3] Before the construction of the new Harrison Hall, a fire occurred in December 1946.
The Shriver Center, located at Miami University in Oxford, Ohio, USA, was first opened as the University Center in 1958.Later it was renamed as the Phillip R. Shriver Center, and provided space for not just the student body at the university, but also for faculty, staff and the greater Oxford community.
Cook's was a chain of discount department stores in the United States, from 1961 to 1987. Headquartered in Cleveland, Ohio, the chain grew to a peak of 115 stores before filing for Chapter 11 Bankruptcy first in 1984, then in 1987, before filing for Chapter 7 bankruptcy later that year.
Oxford is a city in northwestern Butler County, Ohio, United States.The population was 23,035 at the 2020 census. [6] A college town, Oxford was founded as a home for Miami University and lies in the southwestern portion of Ohio, approximately 30 miles (48 km) northwest of Cincinnati, 14 miles (23 km) of Hamilton and 35 miles (56 km) southwest of Dayton.
Uncle Bill's was a chain of stores in the Greater Cleveland area. It was founded in 1955 by Sidney Axelrod as a discount store. [1] In 1961, the store added clothing and furniture to become a full discount department store. [1] The store catered to young 1960s consumers, filling the economic spaces previously held by downtown department stores. [2]
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The Oxford Union Society, commonly referred to as the Oxford Union, is a debating society in the city of Oxford, England, whose membership is drawn primarily from the University of Oxford. Founded in 1823, it is one of Britain's oldest university unions and considered [ by whom? ] one of the world's most prestigious private students' societies ...
After four years of effort, the Cleveland City Council approved on June 6, 1960, construction of a $10 million ($102,992,126 in 2023 dollars), 226,000-square-foot (21,000 m 2) convention center beneath the northern sections of the Cleveland Mall.