New Jersey Events

1731 William Franklin, Illegitimate Son of Benjamin Franklin, Born
William Franklin (1731-November 17, 1813) was the last Colonial Governor of New Jersey. William was a steadfast Loyalist throughout the Revolutionary War, despite his father's role as one...
1776 Dec 14 Ambush of Geary
Cornet Francis Geary (1752-1776), son of Admiral Sir Francis Geary, and a party of eight troopers of the 16th (Queen's) Light Dragoons were engaged in a scouting mission when fired upon b...
1776 Dec 23
to 1776 Dec 26
 Battle of Iron Works Hill
On December 25, 1776, Washington and a small army of 2,400 men crossed the Delaware River at McKonkey's Ferry, Pennsylvania on their way to attack the Hessian garrison of about 900 in Tre...
1776 Dec 26 Battle of Trenton
An outpost was set up by the Hessians at a cooper shop on Pennington Road about one mile north-west of Trenton. George Washington himself led the assault, riding in front of his soldiers....
1776 Dec 26 Washington Crosses the Delaware
Final preparation for the attack was begun on December 23. On December 24 Washington ordered that each man be provided with three days rations and that they keep their blankets handy. He ...
1777 Jan 3 Battle of Princeton
The Battle of Princeton (January 3, 1777) was a battle in which General Washington's revolutionary forces defeated British forces near Princeton, New Jersey. The site is administered as a...
1778 Jun 28 Battle of Monmouth
Lee, as Washington's senior subordinate, was initially appointed commander of the advance force, but turned it down because of his doubts about the plan. However, when the force was incre...
1778 Sep 27 Baylor Massacre
On September 22, 1778, Gen. Sir Henry Clinton ordered Maj. Gen. Sir Charles Grey, Maj. Gen. The Marquess Charles Cornwallis,and Brigadier General Edward Mathews to mobilize troops in an e...
1778 Oct 15 Battle of Chestnut Neck
The Battle of Chestnut Neck was a battle fought in New Jersey during the American Revolutionary War. At the beginning of the Revolutionary War, Chestnut Neck was a busy thriving trade ...
1779 Aug 19 Battle of Paulus Hook
At four o'clock on the afternoon of August 8, 1779, Major Henry Lee, with four hundred infantry and a troop of dismounted dragoons started from New Bridge (now River Edge, New Jersey), on...
1787 Dec 18 New Jersey Ratifies the US Constitution and is the 3rd State Admitted to the Union
Whereas a Convention of delegates from the following states, viz.,--New Hampshire, Massachusetts, Connecticut, New York, New Jersey, Pennsylvania, Delaware, Maryland, Virginia, North Caro...
1906 Oct 28 Atlantic City Train Wreck
By the wrecking of a three-coach electric train on the West Jersey and Seashore railroad, this afternoon, at least fifty passengers perished and the list may reach a total of 75. Whil...
1932 Aug 24
to 1932 Aug 25
 Amelia Earhart Becomes the First Woman to Fly Solo from Coast-to-Coast
On August 24-25, 1932, she flew from Los Angeles, California, to Newark, New Jersey, in a record 19 hours, 5 minutes, flying a Lockheed Vega, also becoming the first woman to fly solo coa...
1933 Oct 18 Mortimer L. Schiff Scout Reservation is Founded
Mortimer L. Schiff was a member of the Council Executive Board and involved in the purchase of the camp property. He then later served as President of the Boy Scouts of America. The origi...
1951 Feb 6 Woodbridge Train Wreck
A temporary wooden trestle adjacent to Fulton Street in Woodbridge had come into use that very afternoon so that labourers building the New Jersey Turnpike could work on the main line. Ei...
1952 Jan 22 American Airlines Flight 6780 Crashes
Flight 6780 originated at Buffalo, New York, for Newark, New Jersey, with stops scheduled at Rochester, New York, and Syracuse, New York. The first two legs of the flight were uneventful....
1958 Sep 15 Newark Bay Rail Accident
On Sept. 15, 1958, a commuter train left Bay Head at 8:27 a.m., carrying dozens of people to a routine day of work in New York. It never made it, instead plowing through three stop sig...
1975 Jan 12 North Hudson Park UFO Sightings
At around 2:45 A.M. on January 12, 1975, George O'Barski was driving home through North Hudson Park, New Jersey, just across the Hudson River from Manhattan, when static filled his radio....
2009 Aug 5 California 66 Revue - Opening night at Maxwell's in Hoboken, NJ
The opening show at Maxwell's was fabulous. Of course, I am biased, but I have to admit that I had a little bit of doubt as to whether a Love tour without Arthur Lee could work. That do...