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* Monthly History Timeline * January * February * March * April * May * June * July * August * September * October * November * December On October 12 of 1767 In Hopewell, a slave known as Cuff owned by wealthy farmer Daniel Hart “attacked his master with a knife and axe; with which he cut open his skull, and gave him many other wounds on his back and arms.” Hart died from his injuries. Cuff escaped capture, but hanged himself on a tree in the woods west of Princeton, in a location later known as “Cuffee’s Hollow.” Following an extensive search, local residents eventually discovered his body and burned it as a warning to others. 
On October 11 of 1811
Inventor and Revolutionary War Colonel John Stevens of Hoboken begins operating the first steam-powered ferry, the Juliana, between Manhattan and Hoboken 
On October 10 of 1799
President John Adams arrives in Trenton to join his Cabinet, which had relocated from Philadelphia in August after the outbreak of Yellow Fever in that city. On the next day, the President is welcomed with a display of fireworks. By the middle of November, it was considered safe to return to Philadelphia and the offices were removed there. On October 9 of 2001
Two letters tainted with anthrax postmarked on this date and processed through the Trenton post office are mailed to the Washington offices of two Democratic Senators, Tom Daschle of South Dakota and Patrick Leahy of Vermont. The letters are sent three weeks after earlier letters with Anthrax were sent through Trenton to the offices of NBC News and the New York Post in Manhattan. On October 8 of 1982
The New Jersey Devils record their first victory after relocating from Denver, beating the New York Rangers 3-2 at the Brendan Byrne Arena in the Meadowlands On October 7 of 2023 Hamas terrorists from Gaza launch attack into Israel, with those killed or taken hostage include several with ties to New Jersey |
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