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On August 20 of 1923 The first American-built rigid airship, the US Navy's 'Shenandoah,' is launched in Lakehurst, and begins its maiden voyage from the same location on September 4. On September 3, 1925, the ship crashed in a storm over rural Ohio while en route to the Ohio State Fair on a publicity tour, killing 14 on board and destroying the ship. On August 19 of 1779 In the Battle of Paulus Hook, Continental forces commanded by Major 'Light Horse' Harry Lee launch a successful raid after dark on British troops encamped in a fort in what is now downtown Jersey City. On August 18 of 1940 The Great Walt Disney Festival of Hits begins running at Warner's Playhouse in Dover which includes Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs, The Three Little Pigs, The Ugly Duckling and Donald's Lucky Day. In an effort to raise funds for the struggling studio, Snow White is brought back to theaters for the summer of 1940 after having been 'retired' just one year earlier. The compilation runs at Warner's Playhouse through August 21 
On August 17 of 1896 The city council of Atlantic City adopts a resolution formally designating the wooden walkway along the beach, first built in 1870, as “The Boardwalk.” |
"I am from New Jersey" tribute by Jon Stewart for Bruce Springsteen at 2009 Kennedy Center Honors
Poster promoting Atlantic City in 1920s 
Former President Cleveland, son and dog in driveway of their home in Princeton in 1907
"The Prudential has the strength of Gibraltar" ad in 1909
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