Timeline (President of Princeton)

1909

 * US_flag_48_stars.svg September 17:, – Woodrow Wilson, the President of , dies of a sudden.

1912

 * US_flag_48_stars.svg November 5, 1912: Former President Theodore Roosevelt wins a narrow victory over incumbent President and House Speaker, making him the first "third party" candidate elected since.
 * US_flag_48_stars.svg Late 1912: of Illinois and  of New Hampshire are the first Progressives elected to the Senate. Incumbent Senator  won reelection after switching from the Republican Party to the Progressive Party. The eldest Progressive Senator,, becomes the de facto Progressive leader. The Democrats hold a slim majority in the Senate with 47 seats, with the Republicans holding 44 seats and the Progressives holding 5 seats.