Posts from r/newjersey on Monday, 06/08
POSTS - MONDAY, 06/08
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On this date in 1968, mourners rushed to view the train carrying the casket of Robert F. Kennedy passing through Elizabeth. As they poured across the tracks, several walked into the path of an oncoming train. The engineer hit the brakes but the train and struck the group of onlookers, killing two
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How crazy do you think things will be during the World Cup?
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New Jersey vs California beaches
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A symbol of Newark’s piano empire, the Griffith Building reopens after long-awaited restoration
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100 years ago today, the concrete ship SS Atlantus broke free of her moorings and ran aground 150 feet off the coast of Sunset Beach, Cape May
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A gas leak and electrical fire under the Long Branch pier destroyed the structure on this date in 1987, causing eight million dollars worth of damage and drawing to an end the “Haunted Mansion” and other beloved establishments
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Happy birthday to Olympic runner and Mercer County legend Athing Mu-Nikolayev. 2020 Trenton Central HS grad; earned a gold medal in the 800 meters at the 2020 Tokyo Olympics; became the youngest woman in history to hold Olympic and world titles in an individual track and field event
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Happy 86th birthday to singer/actress and Hudson/Bergen County legend Nancy Sinatra. Born in Jersey City; lived in Hasbrouck Heights as a toddler; best known for her 1966 hit "These Boots Are Made for Walkin'"; appeared (as her brother once also did) on an episode of The Sopranos
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Camping at Stokes
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loud noise over central nj
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