On 10/16 in New Mormon History...

[New Mormon History]

Historic events in New Mormon History on 10/16

1875: establishment of Brigham Young Academy in Provo, renamed "University" in 1903. This is the first of the church's thirty-seven academies which until 1900 offer primarily elementary level education with some secondary coursework. However, academies also develop college-level "normal" curriculum for teacher-training. By 1934 only four remain LDS institutions. Other major LDS academies are Brigham Young College at Logan, Utah, in 1877 (closed in 1926), Salt Lake Stake Academy in 1886 (now LDS Business College), Bannock Stake Academy in 1888 (now BYU-Idaho), St. George Stake Academy in 1888 (now Utah state-operated Dixie College), Sanpete Stake Academy in 1888 (now Utah state-operated Snow College), Weber Stake Academy in 1888 (now Utah state-operated Weber State University), St. Joseph Stake Academy in 1891 (now state-operated Eastern Arizona College), and Juarez Stake Academy in 1897 (later Academia Juarez).
Source: See The Mormon Hierarchy - Extensions of Power by D. Michael Quinn

1882: ordination of the first Utah-born apostle, Heber J. Grant. Grant is also the first general authority who has previously experienced a nervous breakdown. As an apostle his debts result in chronic insomnia and nervousness that he frequently fears are pushing him toward another breakdown. Grant's concern for his emotional health is underscored by mental problems he later observes in four fellow general authorities.
Source: See The Mormon Hierarchy - Extensions of Power by D. Michael Quinn

1940: The Salt Lake City police department begins furnishing to the First Presidency the police surveillance information on suspected polygamists.
Source: See The Mormon Hierarchy - Extensions of Power by D. Michael Quinn

1951: A temple council of the First Presidency, Quorum of the Twelve, and the Patriarch to the church decides to allow beer commercials on the church-owned KSL television station.
Source: See The Mormon Hierarchy - Extensions of Power by D. Michael Quinn

1975: BYU publishes a half-page newspaper advertisement, "Notification of Brigham Young University Policy of Non-Discrimination on the Basis of Sex," to counter protests that BYU gender discrimination. Two days later BYU places an advertisement in various newspapers that the university refuses to comply with six regulations of the U.S. Department of Health, Education and Welfare's Title IX regulations for non-discrimination on the basis of gender.
Source: See The Mormon Hierarchy - Extensions of Power by D. Michael Quinn

1976: "10,000 concerned citizens" attend the "Rally for Decency" supported by the LDS church in its anti-pornography drive. By assignment from headquarters to local congregations, Mormons are picketing Salt Lake City's X-rated movie houses which soon close.
Source: See The Mormon Hierarchy - Extensions of Power by D. Michael Quinn



To see the whole database in chronological order, Click here. Note that I'm not done entering all the information. While most of these facts come from Quinn's book, I'm seeking the primary sources for each, but this will take a long time.