In this week’s installment of our ongoing series bringing you the history of Princeton University and its faculty, students, and alumni, Chelsea Clinton visits the campus, a graduate wins an Olympic medal for soccer, and more.
August 7, 1996—As Chelsea Clinton considers potential colleges, she and First Lady Hillary Clinton visit Princeton.
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August 8, 1839—James Collins escapes slavery in Maryland and heads north, bound for a new life as James Johnson, a staffer at the College of New Jersey (Princeton).
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August 9, 2012—Diana Matheson ’08 scores in overtime to secure the bronze medal for the Canadian women’s soccer team at the Summer Olympics in London.
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August 13, 1970—Citing a crime wave following the decision to leave the FitzRandolph Gates (and thus the campus) open to the community following 1970’s Commencement, Princeton president Robert Goheen institutes a curfew prohibiting local townspeople from trespassing on Cannon Green after dusk. In response, 30-40 people gather near Nassau Hall in the evening to protest the curfew, resulting in a total of 8 arrests.
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