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On April 20 of 1963
On what would become known as "Black Saturday," a series of fires in the Pinelands following a severe drought that started in the fall of 1962 result in seven deaths and over 180,000 acres burned. The fires are considered the worst in New Jersey's recorded history.
On what would become known as "Black Saturday," a series of fires in the Pinelands following a severe drought that started in the fall of 1962 result in seven deaths and over 180,000 acres burned. The fires are considered the worst in New Jersey's recorded history.
On April 19 of 1991
Evander Holyfield successfully defends his heavyweight championship by a unanimous decision over former champion George Foreman in a fight at Boardwalk Hall in Atlantic City. It was then the highest-grossing boxing match of all time, generating approximately $55 million from pay-per-view tv buys and an additional $8 million from the live gate, with an estimated 19,000 fans attending.
On April 18 of 1955
Albert Einstein dies at age 76 in Princeton Hospital after refusing surgery to repair a ruptured abdominal aortic aneurysm, reportedly saying “I want to go when I want. It is tasteless to prolong life artificially. I have done my share, it is time to go. I will do it elegantly.”
Albert Einstein dies at age 76 in Princeton Hospital after refusing surgery to repair a ruptured abdominal aortic aneurysm, reportedly saying “I want to go when I want. It is tasteless to prolong life artificially. I have done my share, it is time to go. I will do it elegantly.”
On April 17 of 1907
Ellis Island processes 11,747 immigrants, the highest daily total in its history. During the year of 1907, a total of 1,004,756 persons arrived seeking entry to the US.
Ellis Island processes 11,747 immigrants, the highest daily total in its history. During the year of 1907, a total of 1,004,756 persons arrived seeking entry to the US.
On April 16 of 2007
Record flooding occurs in much of New Jersey after a Nor'east storm brings 7 to 10 inches of rain accompanied by strong winds. The Hackensack River and the Great Egg Harbor River set peak 100-year flood levels and the Passaic, Raritan, Whippany and Rahway rivers also flood their basins.
Record flooding occurs in much of New Jersey after a Nor'east storm brings 7 to 10 inches of rain accompanied by strong winds. The Hackensack River and the Great Egg Harbor River set peak 100-year flood levels and the Passaic, Raritan, Whippany and Rahway rivers also flood their basins.
Washington Roebling II
On April 15 of 1912
The British passenger liner RMS Titanic sinks in the Atlantic after striking an iceberg on the previous night. Of the estimated 2,224 passengers and crew aboard,, more than 1,500 die. The 11 New Jersey residents who die include Washington Roebling II of Trenton, president of the Mercer Automobile Co. and the only son of Charles Roebling, president of John A. Roebling Sons, and the nephew and namesake of Colonel Washington A. Roebling, one of the builders of the Brooklyn Bridge designed by his father John A. Roebling. Roebling's close friend Stephen Blackwell, a Hopewell native who had toured Europe with Roebling visiting automobile factories, and the son of New Jersey State Senator John Blackwell, also died in the sinking..
The British passenger liner RMS Titanic sinks in the Atlantic after striking an iceberg on the previous night. Of the estimated 2,224 passengers and crew aboard,, more than 1,500 die. The 11 New Jersey residents who die include Washington Roebling II of Trenton, president of the Mercer Automobile Co. and the only son of Charles Roebling, president of John A. Roebling Sons, and the nephew and namesake of Colonel Washington A. Roebling, one of the builders of the Brooklyn Bridge designed by his father John A. Roebling. Roebling's close friend Stephen Blackwell, a Hopewell native who had toured Europe with Roebling visiting automobile factories, and the son of New Jersey State Senator John Blackwell, also died in the sinking..
On April 14 of 1865
After declining President Lincoln's invitation to accompany him and his wife Mary Todd to the theater, General Ulysses S. Grant and his wife Julia take the train to the City of Burlington to visit their children at a house that Grant had rented for his family to reside in during the Civil War. Advised at their stop in Philadelphia that the President had been shot, the Grants continue on to Burlington, with Grant quickly returning to Washington on the following morning.
After declining President Lincoln's invitation to accompany him and his wife Mary Todd to the theater, General Ulysses S. Grant and his wife Julia take the train to the City of Burlington to visit their children at a house that Grant had rented for his family to reside in during the Civil War. Advised at their stop in Philadelphia that the President had been shot, the Grants continue on to Burlington, with Grant quickly returning to Washington on the following morning.
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