History

Back in the late 1800s as industry made inventive strides in making it easier to live in this country, there were two guys from New Jersey who would take on a feat of stamina, strength, and perseverance...

Don't just mandate African American history be taught to graduate, let's learn about everyone.

Dutch Schultz was gunned down in Newark on October 23, 1935.

On May 26th, 1978, the first legal casino in the US outside Nevada opened in Atlantic City.

On May 15th, 1911, the Supreme Court ruled in one of the biggest anti-trust cases, determining that Standard Oil had engaged in “anticompetitive actions.”

On May 10th, 1883, lightning struck a storage tank at, what was at the time, the largest oil depot in the world, the Cavan Point Oil Depot in Jersey City.

On April 14th, 1977, a massive fire destroyed the Garden State Racetrack in Cherry Hill.

On January 30th, 1806, the first bridge spanning the Delaware River opened. It would later go on to be known as the Trenton Makes Bridge.

People were able to walk from New Jersey to Manhattan and Staten Island over the frozen water.

On December 20th, 1856, the passenger ship 'New York' ran aground 150 yards from land along the Jersey Shore.