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Founding New Town
Bergen was New Jersey's first permanent European settlement. -
Founding New Jersey
New Jersey was founded after a gift to Lord Berkeley and Sir George Carteret. Named after a British island of Jersey. -
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Divided State
New Jersey was divided to West Jersey and East Jersey. Both had their own constitution. The border was never firmly established and often in dispute. -
Coming back together as one
East Jersey and West Jersey became one royal colony. Its first governor was Edward Hyde, and Lord Cornbury, who proved to be corrupt. Then was ruled by New York’s government. -
New Government
New Jersey Colony separated from New York's government and adopted its own governor Lewis Morris. -
University In New Jersey
Preston University was founded it is first United States campus -
Joining The Colonies
New Jersey declared itself an independent state and joined the colonial side in the Revolutionary War.
In 1776 New Jersey declared itself an independent state and joined the colonial side in the Revolutionary War. -
Battle of Trenton
British gained control of New Jersey and forced Washington to flee into Pennsylvania -
U.S. Constitution
New Jersey became the third state to ratify the U.S. Constitution and the first state to sign the Bill of Rights. -
Name the Capital
Trenton officially became the state capital of New Jersey. William Livingston became New Jersey's first state governor. -
Life Liberty and Property
New factories sprung up throughout the state. Paterson became a textile center and later became known for producing trains and silk. Trenton produced clay products, iron, and steel. Camden, Elizabeth, Jersey City, Newark, and Passaic all became major manufacturing centers. -
No More Slaves
Jersey passed a law to gradually abolish slavery. -
No Voting For You
Women lose the right to vote -
Dinos are alive
The first virtually complete dinosaur skeleton discovered in North America was unearthed by William Parker Foulke. -
Mounting Heads
William Parker Foulke's dinosaur became the first dinosaur skeleton in the world to be mounted on display. -
First Football Game
The first intercollegiate football game is played in New Brunswick. Rutgers University and its neighbor, Princeton, on a plot of ground where the present-day Rutgers gymnasium now stands. -
Making the first Boardwalk
The world’s first boardwalk was constructed in Atlantic City. Merely to reduce the amount of sand tracked into nearby hotels and railroad cars. The boardwalk remains the longest in the world stretching for six miles. -
Inventors and Inversions
Edison invents a practical incandescent lamp. First patented his carbon-filament lamp. His laboratory first produced promising results for this electrical lamp. -
Making Sugary Treats
Salt water taffy, the popular bite-sized soft candy, originated on the Atlantic City Boardwalk -
US President
New Jersey Governor Woodrow Wilson is elected President of the US. He one against William Howard Taft, and ex-president Theodore Roosevelt. -
Sinking Ships
A German U-boat sinks six American ships off the coast of New Jersey. These ships were merchant ships along the Eastern Seaboard of North America that German U-boat attacked. This continued for seven months, tanker fleet and sinked 233 ships in the Atlantic Ocean and the Gulf of Mexico. The U-boats killed 5,000 seamen and passengers. -
Tunneling Underwater
Holland Tunnel became the first mechanically ventilated underwater tunnel. Opening to traffic between New Jersey and New York. -
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World War II
More than 500,000 New Jersey residents joined in the war effort. The state produced battleships, heavy cruisers, aircraft engines, along with destroyers for the US Navy. -
Gambling
Gaming became legalized in Atlantic City and the Resorts International Hotel became the city's first casino. -
Hockey
The New Jersey Devils win the Stanley cup, becoming the first New Jersey team to win a major league professional sports championship. -
Fire At College
A fire at Seton Hall University killed three students. The authorities said the fire began at 4:30 in a third-floor common area in the north wing of Boland Hall, a brick dormitory with no sprinkler system and renowned on campus for its frequent false fire alarms. -
September 11, 2001
On September 11, 700 New Jerseyans were killed in the attack on the Twin Towers -
Women as President
Shirley M Tilghman named the first woman president of Princeton University; she was a professor of molecular biology. -
The First State Award
New Jersey was the first state to award public funding for stem-cell research. -
Same-Sex Couple
On February 17, the State recognized the civil union of same-sex couples.
