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The Stone Pony, a bar featuring live music, opens in Asbury Park. It would become known as a venue for performances by Bruce Springsteen and the E Street Band, Jon Bon Jovi, Southside Johnny and the Asbury Jukes, Patti Smith and Mad Dog and the Shakes. 
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The Broker, nickname for a Pennsylvania Railroad train that typically carried many Wall Street commuters, derails near Woodbridge Township, resulting in 75 deaths and over 500 injuries. It is the deadliest railroad accident in the state’s history and among the top five in the United States.
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