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On January 20 of 1777
Brigadier General Philemon Dickinson (later US Senator from New Jersey 1790-93) leads 400 New Jersey militia and 50 Pennsylvania riflemen in an attack against 500 British soldiers foraging for food near Van Nest’s Mills in Millstone. In the 20-minute battle, about 25 British are estimated killed with 49 soldiers taken prisoner. The Americans suffer five deaths and seize over 100 horses and large supplies of food and cattle.
On January 19 of 1883
First electric lighting system employing overhead wires goes into service in Roselle. It is built by Thomas Edison to demonstrate that an entire community could be lit by electricity from a shared, central generating station.
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., whose father served as the first superintendent of the NJ State Police.
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., whose father served as the first superintendent of the NJ State Police.
On January 15 of 1952
Construction is completed on the original 118 miles of the New Jersey Turnpike. They were built in a record 23 months for $255 million or about $2.16 million a mile.
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.
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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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