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On January 18 of 1994
Christine Todd Whitman is inaugurated as the 50th governor of New Jersey and first woman to hold the office
On January 17 of 1911
Woodrow Wilson is inaugurated as the 34th governor of
New Jersey
Woodrow Wilson is inaugurated as the 34th governor of
New Jersey
On January 16 of 1991
Operation Desert Storm is launched against Iraq following its invasion and occupation of Kuwait, with coalition of forces from 32 nations under command of Trenton native US General Norman Schwarzkopf, Jr.
On January 15 of 1857
The Absecon Lighthouse on the north end of Absecon Island is first lit, with its light produced by a kerosene flame visible nearly 20 miles at sea. The lighthouse was built after lobbying by Dr. Jonathan Pitney, the 'father of Atlantic City,' with the aid of a $35,000 appropriation from Congress.
The Absecon Lighthouse on the north end of Absecon Island is first lit, with its light produced by a kerosene flame visible nearly 20 miles at sea. The lighthouse was built after lobbying by Dr. Jonathan Pitney, the 'father of Atlantic City,' with the aid of a $35,000 appropriation from Congress.
On January 14 of 1981
Governor Brendan Byrne approves the Pinelands Comprehensive Management Plan and forwards it to US Secretary of the Interior Cecil D. Andrus, who approves it on January 16, just before the Carter Administration leaves office on January 20 with the inauguration of Ronald Reagan.
On January 13 of 1931
Port of New York Authority announces that the "Hudson River Bridge" under construction will officially be named the "George Washington Bridge." It is opened to traffic on October 25.
On January 12 of 1777
Continental Army General Hugh Mercer dies of the bayonet wounds he had received at the Battle of Princeton on January 3. Mwecer dies in the farmhouse on the battlefield after he had been carried to receive treatment. The County of Mercer is named in his honor in 1838 when the county was created from three adjacent counties by the state legislature.
On January 11 of 1885
Women’s rights advocate Alice Stokes Paul is born on the family farm in Mount Laurel. Paul became a lifelong women’s suffrage activist and founding member of the National Women’s Party who was arrested and jailed under harsh conditions while demonstrating in Washington. The 19th Amendment granting women the vote is ratified in August 1920.
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- Jon Stewart tribute to Bruce Springsteen at Kennedy Center Honors
- Jon Stewart tribute to Bruce Springsteen at Kennedy Center Honors
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