The people and events that shaped Garden State history.
Welcome to the October installment of "This Month in N.J. History."
The gallery, which supplements our regular vintage photo galleries, is intended to offer a look at some dates that have historical significance in New Jersey.
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We will highlight topics such as politics, music, literature, sports, crime, entertainment and weather that made national news. Also, look for stories that made local news and the birthdays of New Jerseyans who made an impact in the arts, the military and space exploration.
If there are dates you don't see on our timeline but believe should be remembered, let us know in the comments section.
And, be sure to enable captions for the gallery so you can read all the information associated with each day in New Jersey history.
Here are links to previous "This month in N.J. history" galleries:
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