1. In 1664, New Jersey became a British colony when James, Duke of York, granted the land to two of his loyal friends, Sir George Carteret and Lord John Berkeley.

2. On May 7, 1846, the first baseball game was played between the New York Nine and the Knickerbocker Club near Hoboken, New Jersey. The game was won by the New York Nine.

3. The Great Atlantic and Pacific Tea Company (A&P) was founded in Jersey City, New Jersey on May 7, 1859. The A&P was the first national supermarket chain in the United States.

4. Camden, New Jersey became the first city in the world to install a gatling gun on a police patrol wagon on May 7, 1891. The weapon was designed to provide additional firepower to the city's police force.

5. On May 7, 1983, the first professional indoor soccer game in the United States was played at the Meadowlands Sports Complex in East Rutherford, New Jersey. The game was played between the New York Arrows and the Chicago Sting.