Princeton History

Helen Baker (1900-1955)

George “Horse” Kerr Edwards 1889 (1866-1897)

William Libbey Jr. 1877 *1879 (1855-1927)

Jesse Lynch Williams 1892 (1871-1929)

An encounter in a farmer’s field 240 years ago changed the course of the Revolution

Seventy-five years ago, Pearl Harbor transformed the life of every student — and the University itself

The orange-and-black origins of Thanksgiving Day games

That Was Then: July 1942

That Was Then: June 1915

That Was Then: April 1952

That Was Then: April 1880

That Was Then: March 1960

That Was Then: February 1929

That Was Then: December 1930

That Was Then: March 1940