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On January 22 of 1938
The play, "Our Town" by Thornton Wilder is performed publicly for the first time, with its premier single performance at the McCarter Theater in Princeton before it opens on Broadway.
On January 21 of 1947
Republican Alfred E. Driscoll of Haddonfield is inaugurated, the last governor elected under the New Jersey Constitution of 1844 which set a three-year term for the office and prohibited running for re-election to a consecutive term. He subsequently became the first governor elected under the new Constitution of 1947 whose adoption he had advocated, which provided a four-year term and allowed re-election to a successive term.
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.
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 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.
"I am from New Jersey"
- Jon Stewart tribute to Bruce Springsteen at Kennedy Center Honors
- Jon Stewart tribute to Bruce Springsteen at Kennedy Center Honors
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