NJ History
Blue Star Memorial Highways, Honoring America’s Veterans, Began in New Jersey
Amid World War II, NJ's Garden Club dreamed up "a living tribute" to military sons and daughters. Today, there are 39 such sites throughout the state.
Frederick Law Olmsted, Famous Architect Behind Central Park, Left a Legacy in Jersey, Too
Olmsted, who was born 200 years ago on April 26, designed green spaces throughout the Garden State.
‘A Real Field of Dreams’: Paterson, Baseball Greats Pitch MLB Game in Negro Leagues Stadium
Paterson’s mayor wants Hinchliffe Stadium to host an MLB game. Why he and others think it could, and should, happen.
A Look Back at Muhammad Ali’s Life in Cherry Hill
Muhammad Ali—who would have turned 80 years old on January 17, 2022—is Cherry Hill’s most recognizable homeowner ever.
Most Recent in History
John Bardeen and Walter Brattain met as grad students at Princeton. With William Shockley, Bardeen’s manager at Bell Labs in Murray Hill, they won the 1956 Nobel Prize in physics for their invention....
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Coriell Institute for Medical Research...
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The most beautiful experience we can have is the mysterious. It is the fundamental emotion that stands at the cradle of true art and true science. Whoever does not know it and can no longer wonder, no longer marvel, is as good as dead, and his eyes are dimmed.”—Albert Einstein...
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