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26 May 1998
The United States Supreme Court ruled that Ellis Island is primarily located in the state of New Jersey and not New York like many think it does.
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22 Dec 1988
Two robbers who wore police uniforms robbed an armored truck of $3 million in New Jersey.
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24 Oct 1973
When 65 cars collided during thick fog on the New Jersey Turnpike, nine people were killed.
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12 Jul 1967
Race riots break out in Newark, New Jersey, killing 26 people and injuring several others.
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25 Apr 1954
Bell Labs demonstrated the first practical silicon solar cell in New Jersey, US.
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19 Oct 1943
Researchers at Rutgers University in New Jersey, US, isolated Streptomycin, which became the first antibiotic remedy for tuberculosis (TB).
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9 Jul 1937
A fire broke out in 20th Century Fox's New Jersey film storage facility.
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6 May 1937
The Hindenburg zeppelin caught fire and was destroyed while attempting to dock in New Jersey.
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6 Jun 1933
The US celebrated the opening of its very first drive-in cinema.
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1 Mar 1932
Aviator Charles Lindbergh's son is kidnapped.
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20 Aug 1929
The ''LZ 127 Graf Zeppelin” returned to Lakehurst, New Jersey, after being the first airship to circumference the earth in one journey.
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1 Jul 1916
The first of four fatal shark attacks happened on New Jersey shores.
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1 Feb 1893
Thomas Edison completed the world's first movie studio in West Orange, New Jersey.
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19 Jan 1883
Thomas Edison's first overhead electric lighting system began service in Roselle, New Jersey.
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11 Jan 1838
Samuel Morse sent the first telegraph message using Morse code across two miles of wire in New Jersey, USA.
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9 Jan 1793
Jean Pierre Blanchard flew the first hot air balloon in the US.
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20 Nov 1789
The American state of New Jersey was the first state to ratify the Bill of Rights.
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18 Dec 1787
New Jersey became the third state to ratify the US constitution.
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3 Jan 1777
During the Battle of Princeton, British forces were defeated in New Jersey by George Washington's revolutionary army.
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12 Mar 1664
King Charles II of England gave a land grant to James Duke of York, which meant that New Jersey became a British colony.
