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Tag: Soviet Union

  • This Week in Princeton History for April 4-10

    In this week’s installment of our recurring series, students receive word that the U.S. president has died, a faculty member applies for admission as an undergraduate, and more. April 5, 1841—Local residents receive word that United States President William Henry Harrison has died. In accordance with their usual custom, students will wear mourning badges for…

  • This Week in Princeton History for August 19-25

    In this week’s installment of our recurring series bringing you the history of Princeton University and its faculty, students, and alumni, a sophomore watches as the USSR invades Czechoslovakia, a junior unseats a 15-time golf champion, and more. August 19, 1887—Princeton professor Charles Augustus Young is leading an expedition to Moscow to view a total…