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This Week in Princeton History for January 9-15
In this week’s installment of our ongoing series bringing you the history of Princeton University and its faculty, students, and alumni, Dod Hall opens, Albert Einstein attends the first Jewish services on campus, and more. January 9, 1891—The Daily Princetonian reports that Dod Hall has opened.
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This Week in Princeton History for January 2-8
In this week’s installment of our ongoing series bringing you the history of Princeton University and its faculty, students, and alumni, the nation mourns Claiborne Pell, the Triangle Club loses their rehearsal space, and more. January 2, 1884—Physics professor Cyrus Brackett testifies as an expert witness in a lawsuit between American Bell Telephone Company and…
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This Week in Princeton History for December 26-January 1
In this week’s installment of our ongoing series bringing you the history of Princeton University and its faculty, students, and alumni, the Christmas holiday is extended to 9:45AM, a graduate eulogizes George Washington, and more. December 26, 1944—The President of Princeton University generously allows for an extension of the Christmas holiday, dismissing students from classes…
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This Week in Princeton History for December 19-25
In this week’s installment of our ongoing series bringing you the history of Princeton University and its faculty, students, and alumni, the campus gets its first bathtubs, an undergraduate spends a contented Christmas Eve alone, and more. December 21, 1889—Two stained glass windows later to be installed in Princeton’s Marquand Chapel are on display in…
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This Week in Princeton History for December 12-18
In this week’s installment of our ongoing series bringing you the history of Princeton University and its faculty, students, and alumni, the debate team wins its argument over football with Harvard, a yearbook cover change draws complaint, and more. December 12, 1896—First Lady Frances Fulsom Cleveland draws student notice as she shops for a house…
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This Week in Princeton History for November 28-December 4
In this week’s installment of our ongoing series bringing you the history of Princeton University and its faculty, students, and alumni, residents flee Nassau Hall, Theodore Roosevelt goes to a football game, and more. November 29, 1776—John Witherspoon calls all the students of the College of New Jersey (Princeton) together in the Prayer Hall in…
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This Week in Princeton History for November 21-27
In this week’s installment of our ongoing series bringing you the history of Princeton University and its faculty, students, and alumni, the Princetonian defends the Class of 1883’s right to wear orange and black, intercollegiate baseball begins, and more. November 21, 1879—The Princetonian defends the freshman Class of 1883 against charges that they should not be allowed…
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This Week in Princeton History for November 14-20
In this week’s installment of our ongoing series bringing you the history of Princeton University and its faculty, students, and alumni, football rivalry with Yale begins, an African American graduate breaks through a color barrier, and more. November 14, 1969—Charles Conrad, Jr. ’53 is in command of the Apollo 12 mission, the second mission in…
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This Week in Princeton History for November 7-13
In this week’s installment of our ongoing series bringing you the history of Princeton University and its faculty, students, and alumni, a member of the Class of 1903 casts his vote, students burn the American flag in protest, and more. November 7, 1955—Today’s issue of Life features Princeton mascot Michael A. Briggs ’57.
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