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Apr 20, 1524
Europeon Explorer
Giovanni Da Verrazzano was the first europeon explorer. -
Henry Hudson
Henry Hudson sailed on the Hudson River under the Dutch flag. -
Greenwich Tea party
A shipment of tea was burned by angry colonists in Grennwich, New Jersey called Greenwich Tea Party. -
Slaves
The last slaves were freed in New Jersey. -
The Holland Tunnel
The Holland tunnel opened joining Jersey City and lower
Manhattan. -
Kenneth Gibson
Kenneth Gibson was the first African-American mayor in Newark,new Jersey. -
The Federal Gorvernment
The Federal government protects the pinelands. -
Pridential Center
Prudential Center jin Newark opens.