1754

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1754 in Columbia history:

October 31 - Governor James De Lancey signs a Royal Charter in the name of King George II providing for the establishment of King's College
The college opens its doors in the Trinity Church schoolhouse, with just a handful of students and Samuel Johnson as the first and sole instructor

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