🎉 Happy 160th birthday to the Morrill Act! 🎉 The Morrill Act was signed by Abraham Lincoln in 1862 to establish 112 land-grant universities focused on agricultural and mechanic arts. In 1876, Texas A&M opened its doors as the first public institution of higher education in the state. #TAMU is here today because of this history, and you can find copies of this document at Cushing Memorial Library. tamulibraries #tamu #MorrillAct #LandGrant #GigEm #Aggies #History