Before 1885 1885 "College of the New England type" planned 1886 Plans made for town called Claremont 1887 Pomona College founded 1888 First classes taught in Ayer Cottage 1889 Classes resume at Claremont Hall ELSEWHERE IN THE WORLD... 1885 Pasteur tests his rabies vaccine 1886 Statue of Liberty dedicated 1887 Gunfighter Doc Holliday dies 1888 Jack the Ripper murders 1889 Van Gogh paints "Starry Night"