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This Week in Princeton History for August 26-September 1
In this week’s installment in our recurring series, the president addresses rumors that Princeton will close, students hold a “war meeting,” and more.
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This Week in Princeton History for August 19-25
In this week’s installment in our recurring series, Princetonians celebrate an innovation in transatlantic communication, the Wyoming governor seeks to prosecute students, and more.
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This Week in Princeton History for August 12-18
In this week’s installment in our recurring series, a future Princeton professor is freed from a Japanese prison, a new president does some shopping, and more.
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This Week in Princeton History for August 5-11
by April C. Armstrong *14 In this week’s installment in our recurring series, veterans can return to Princeton for free, a father warns his son to pay more attention to his education, and more. August 5, 1964—Following students’ claims that a local barber refused to cut Black hair because he did not know how to…
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