1. In 1776, the New Jersey Provincial Congress approved a resolution supporting the Declaration of Independence, making New Jersey the third colony to endorse this historic document.

2. On June 3, 1937, the iconic amusement park, Playland, opened its doors in Ocean City, New Jersey. Over the years, the park grew in popularity, attracting families from across the country before ultimately closing in 1980.

3. In 1970, a major fire erupted in a Hackensack, New Jersey, Burger King restaurant, leading to the tragic deaths of three firefighters who became trapped inside the building. This incident led to sweeping changes in firefighting safety practices across the nation.

4. On this day in 1984, American computer scientist Alan Kay introduced the concept of a "laptop" computer during a keynote speech at the ACM SIGGRAPH computer graphics conference held in Minneapolis, Minnesota.

5. In 2002, former NFL quarterback Phil Simms became the first recipient of the "New Jersey Hall of Fame Award for Courage" for publicly speaking about his struggle with dyslexia and becoming an advocate for others with learning disabilities.