1. In 1664, the Duke of York granted the land that would later become New Jersey to Lord Berkeley and Sir George Carteret. The two men later divided the land and established separate colonies, East Jersey and West Jersey.

2. On March 23, 1775, the Second Continental Congress passed a resolution calling for the establishment of a Continental Navy to protect American shipping from British attacks. This resolution is considered the birth of the United States Navy.

3. The first recorded formal game of baseball in the United States was played on March 23, 1846, in Hoboken, New Jersey. The game was played between the New York Knickerbockers and the New York Nine.

4. In 1933, President Franklin D. Roosevelt signed the Beer and Wine Revenue Act, which allowed the sale of beer and wine with an alcohol content of up to 3.2%. This was the first step towards the repeal of Prohibition.

5. On March 23, 1989, the Exxon Valdez oil tanker ran aground in Prince William Sound, Alaska, spilling over 11 million gallons of crude oil into the ocean. The spill had a devastating impact on the environment and wildlife in the area, and it remains one of the worst oil spills in history.