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Tag: Class of 1881 Memorial Fountain

  • This Week in Princeton History for April 24-30

    In this week’s installment of our ongoing series bringing you the history of Princeton University and its faculty, students, and alumni, a senior signs an NFL contract, Daylight Saving Time causes confusion, and more. April 26, 1771—The New Jersey General Assembly passes “An Act to erect the District of Prince-Town into a Town by the…