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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…
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