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This Week in Princeton History for July 15-21
by April C. Armstrong *14 In this week’s installment in our recurring series, locals consider whether an alum can “handle” Wilt Chamberlain, a spoof letter warns of land mines on campus, and more. July 17, 1981—In an editorial for Science, McCosh Health Center physician Dr. Brian G. Zack ’72 writes that it is inappropriate to…
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This Week in Princeton History for July 8-14
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This Week in Princeton History for July 1-7
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This Week in Princeton History for June 24-30
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This Week in Princeton History for June 17-23
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This Week in Princeton History for June 10-16
By April C. Armstrong *14 In this week’s installment in our recurring series, an alum mysteriously disappears, protesters pass through Princeton, and more. June 11, 1949—Wallace Leonard Alexander, Class of 1922, disappears after leaving his class tent at Reunions. He will later be discovered inside his crashed car at the bottom of the deepest part…
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This Week in Princeton History for June 3-9
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This Week in Princeton History for May 27-June 2
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This Week in Princeton History for May 20-26
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This Week in Princeton History for May 13-19
By April C. Armstrong *14 In this week’s installment in our recurring series, a student dons a disguise to arrest a cowboy, James Carnahan preaches his last sermon at Princeton, and more. May 13, 1895—A Princeton student impersonating a New Jersey State Detective arrests a circus cowboy at the Wyoming Wild West Show in Plainfield…
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