Samuel Morse sent the first telegraph message using Morse code across two miles of wire in New Jersey, USA.
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Bell Labs demonstrated the first practical silicon solar cell in New Jersey, US.
The first telegraph message was sent.
During the Battle of Princeton, British forces were defeated in New Jersey by George Washington's revolutionary army.
When 65 cars collided during thick fog on the New Jersey Turnpike, nine people were killed.
The US celebrated the opening of its very first drive-in cinema.
