1. On March 28, 1792, the New Jersey legislature approved the establishment of the first state prison at New Brunswick. The prison, which was designed by renowned architect Robert Mills, was intended to serve as a model institution for the rehabilitation of inmates.

2. The township of Hillsborough, New Jersey was incorporated on March 28, 1771. Originally part of the larger township of Bridgewater, Hillsborough was named after Wills Hill, 1st Marquess of Downshire, who served as Secretary of State for the Colonies during the American Revolution.

3. On March 28, 1965, the Garden State Parkway was extended to its current southern terminus in Cape May County. The 172-mile-long parkway, which was built between 1946 and 1957, is the longest toll road in New Jersey and has been called one of the most scenic highways in the United States.

4. March 28, 1979 marked the start of the worst nuclear accident in U.S. history, when a partial meltdown occurred at the Three Mile Island nuclear power plant near Harrisburg, Pennsylvania. Although the incident did not take place in New Jersey, the state was directly impacted by the resulting panic as thousands of residents fled to safety.

5. On March 28, 2000, Atlantic City's new $330 million convention center officially opened its doors. The center, which features over 500,000 square feet of exhibit space and can accommodate up to 14,000 visitors at a time, has since become one of the East Coast's premier venues for conventions, trade shows, and other large-scale events.