Princeton University is a private Ivy League research university in Princeton, New Jersey, United States. Founded in 1746 in Elizabeth as the College of New Jersey, Princeton is the fourth-oldest institution of higher education in the United States and one of the nine colonial colleges chartered before the American Revolution. The institution moved to Newark in 1747 and then to its Mercer County campus in Princeton nine years later. It officially became a university in 1896 and was subsequently renamed Princeton University.
Princeton University (NJ) received its charter
Princeton University is a private Ivy League research university in Princeton, New Jersey, United States.
Historical Significance
Princeton University is a private Ivy League research university in Princeton, New Jersey, United States.
Events Before
Anthony Wayne is born
Anthony Wayne, American statesman and soldier, known for american statesman and soldier, was born on 1745-01-01.
Future Russian Tsar Peter III marries Ekaterina Alexeievna later Catherine II (Catherine the Great)
Catherine II (born Princess Sophia Augusta Frederica of Anhalt-Zerbst; 2 May 1729 – 17 November 1796), commonly referred to in various media as Catherine the Great, was the reigning Empress of Russia...
Bonnie Prince Charlie's Jacobite army invades England in an attempt to restore the House of Stuart to the British throne
The Jacobite Army, sometimes referred to as the Highland Army, was the military force assembled by Charles Edward Stuart and his Jacobite supporters during the 1745 Rising that attempted to restore...
Bonnie Prince Charlies' Jacobite army draws close to Glasgow
Bonnie Prince Charlies' Jacobite army draws close to Glasgow
Britain, Austria, Netherlands & Saxony sign anti-Prussian Quadruple Alliance
Britain, Austria, Netherlands & Saxony sign anti-Prussian Quadruple Alliance
Events After
The first venereal diseases clinic opens at London Lock Hospital, London
The first venereal diseases clinic opens at London Lock Hospital, London
French troops occupy Zeeuws-Flanders, Netherlands
French troops occupy Zeeuws-Flanders, Netherlands
Prince Willem V appointed viceroy of Zealand
Prince Willem V appointed viceroy of Zealand
William IV Prince of Orange appointed Stadtholder of Holland and Utrecht
William IV (Willem Karel Hendrik Friso; 1 September 1711 – 22 October 1751) was Prince of Orange from birth and the first hereditary stadtholder of all the United Provinces of the Netherlands from...
William IV Prince of Orange appointed Stadtholder of Overijssel
William IV (Willem Karel Hendrik Friso; 1 September 1711 – 22 October 1751) was Prince of Orange from birth and the first hereditary stadtholder of all the United Provinces of the Netherlands from...
More from the 1740s
French explorers Louis-Joseph and François de La Vérendrye are the first Europeans to reach the foot of the Rocky Mounta
French explorers Louis-Joseph and François de La Vérendrye are the first Europeans to reach the foot of the Rocky Mountains at the Yellow River, having crossed the Great Plains [1]
birth
Anthony Wayne is born
Anthony Wayne, American statesman and soldier, known for american statesman and soldier, was born on 1745-01-01.
George Frideric Handel's oratorio "Messiah" premieres at the Royal Opera House, Covent Garden, London
George Frideric (or Frederick) Handel was a German-British Baroque composer well-known for his operas, oratorios, anthems, concerti grossi, and organ concerti. Born in Halle, Handel spent his early...
The ruins of Pompeii are rediscovered by Spaniard Roque Joaquín de Alcubierre
The ruins of Pompeii are rediscovered by Spaniard Roque Joaquín de Alcubierre
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- Princeton University is a private Ivy League research university in Princeton, New Jersey, United States. Founded in 1746 in Elizabeth as the College of New Jersey, Princeton is the fourth-oldest institution of higher education in the United States and one of the nine colonial colleges chartered before the American Revolution. The institution moved to Newark in 1747 and then to its Mercer County campus in Princeton nine years later.
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- Princeton University is a private Ivy League research university in Princeton, New Jersey, United States.