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On May 15 of 1911
US Supreme Court decides case of Standard Oil Co. of New Jersey v. United States in which the Court holds that Standard Oil is an illegal monopoly under the Sherman Antitrust Act. The Court's remedy divides Standard Oil into 34 geographically separate and eventually competing firms.
US Supreme Court decides case of Standard Oil Co. of New Jersey v. United States in which the Court holds that Standard Oil is an illegal monopoly under the Sherman Antitrust Act. The Court's remedy divides Standard Oil into 34 geographically separate and eventually competing firms.
On May 14 of 2018
The US Supreme Court rules in the case of Murphy v. National Collegiate Athletic Association that the federal ban on state-authorized sports betting enacted in the Professional and Amateur Sports Protection Act of 1992 violated the 10th Amendment by forcing states to enforce a federal ban. The case was initially brought by NJ Governor Chris Christie and then continued under his successor, Philip Murphy. The decision leads to rapid growth in sports betting in NJ and other states.
The US Supreme Court rules in the case of Murphy v. National Collegiate Athletic Association that the federal ban on state-authorized sports betting enacted in the Professional and Amateur Sports Protection Act of 1992 violated the 10th Amendment by forcing states to enforce a federal ban. The case was initially brought by NJ Governor Chris Christie and then continued under his successor, Philip Murphy. The decision leads to rapid growth in sports betting in NJ and other states.
On May 13 of 1880
Thomas Edison demonstrates his electric railway for the first time on a 1/3 mile track at his laboratories in Menlo Park in Middlesex County.
On May 12 of 1932
The remains of Charles Lindbergh, Jr., the 20-month old son of Charles and Anne Morrow Lindbergh, are found in woods near Hopewell, just a few miles from the Lindbergh home ten weeks after the boy's abduction from his bedroom at the family home. Bruno Richard Hauptmann is later convicted and executed on April 3, 1936 for the crime.
The remains of Charles Lindbergh, Jr., the 20-month old son of Charles and Anne Morrow Lindbergh, are found in woods near Hopewell, just a few miles from the Lindbergh home ten weeks after the boy's abduction from his bedroom at the family home. Bruno Richard Hauptmann is later convicted and executed on April 3, 1936 for the crime.
On May 11 of 1917
Frank Hague is elected mayor of Jersey City by fellow members of the city commission whom he had led to victory in the municipal election. He would continue as mayor while serving as a powerful state and national Democratic political boss until retiring in 1947.
Frank Hague is elected mayor of Jersey City by fellow members of the city commission whom he had led to victory in the municipal election. He would continue as mayor while serving as a powerful state and national Democratic political boss until retiring in 1947.
On May 10 of 1883
Lightning strikes a storage tank at Jersey City’s Caven Point oil depot, the world’s largest at the time, starting a fire that created “a blazing sea of oil,” which ultimately killed six workers and caused more than $500,000 worth of damage.
Lightning strikes a storage tank at Jersey City’s Caven Point oil depot, the world’s largest at the time, starting a fire that created “a blazing sea of oil,” which ultimately killed six workers and caused more than $500,000 worth of damage.
On May 9 of 1997
William Reese, a 45-year-old caretaker at the Finn’s Point National Cemetery in Pennsville, was shot dead in the cemetery’s office, with his body found the next day. His red pickup truck was stolen. The murder is later found to have been committed by Andrew Cunanan, who killed four others in other states, including prominent fashion designer Gianni Versace on the steps in front of the Versace home in Miami on July 15.before shooting himself to death a week later while being confronted by police. The shooting in New Jersey is attributed to Cunanan's stealing Reese's truck to aid his escape on his way south where he killed Versace.
William Reese, a 45-year-old caretaker at the Finn’s Point National Cemetery in Pennsville, was shot dead in the cemetery’s office, with his body found the next day. His red pickup truck was stolen. The murder is later found to have been committed by Andrew Cunanan, who killed four others in other states, including prominent fashion designer Gianni Versace on the steps in front of the Versace home in Miami on July 15.before shooting himself to death a week later while being confronted by police. The shooting in New Jersey is attributed to Cunanan's stealing Reese's truck to aid his escape on his way south where he killed Versace.
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