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This Week in Princeton History for May 8-14
In this week’s installment of our ongoing series bringing you the history of Princeton University and its faculty, students, and alumni, Samuel Clemens (Mark Twain) delights the campus with a surprise appearance, protests greet a segregationist governor’s visit, and more. May 8, 1989—A freshman diagnosed with the measles is admitted to the McCosh Health Center,…
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