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Oberlin History Timeline
1980-present

• 1983: Maya Angelou gives the Oberlin College Commencement Address and receives an honorary degree.
• 1984: The bandstand was constructed in Tappan Square. This and the Memorial Arch were the only structures allowed in the Square, as stipulated by Hall's will.
• 1987: Archbishop Desmond Tutu gives the Oberlin College Commencement Address and receives and honorary degree.
• 1993: Kendal-at-Oberlin opens.
• 2003: Oberlin's Main St. district is placed on the National Register of Historic Places.
• 2004: Oberlin is named one of the "Dozen Distinctive Destinations" nation-wide.

(We still need to fill out part of this timeline, so please bear with us! This is a work in progress.)