Hail to Old IU and happy birthday... To us! On this day in 1820, the Indiana legislature adopted an act establishing a state seminary that would eventually become Indiana University. Take a spin through (abbreviated) IU history with us in this carousel and then let's BEAT PURDUE! 1. An illustration of the original Indiana Seminary building. Construction began in 1822. 2. The original map platting out the location of the Indiana Seminary grounds in 1820. 3. This portrait of IU's first president, Andrew Wylie is from circa 1845. Invited to be IU's first president in 1828, Wylie remains IU’s third longest-serving president and its longest non-Hoosier chief administrator. 4. This is the Dunn house cir. 1870 - it stood where the Garrett Fieldhouse stands today. A note on the photo reads "built in 1824: 1st floor = Living room, dining room and kitchen all in a row: 2nd floor = 1 large bedroom, 1 small... Fire place in every room." 5. The Indiana University baseball team featured in the 18...