1. On October 18, 1775, Revolutionary War hero and future governor of New Jersey William Livingston was appointed by the Continental Congress to head the newly-established Committee of Secret Correspondence, tasked with gathering and disseminating intelligence about British activities in the colonies.
2. The first game in World Series history was played on October 18, 1903 at Boston's Huntington Avenue Grounds, featuring the American League champion Boston Americans (later the Red Sox) against the National League champion Pittsburgh Pirates. The best-of-nine series ended on October 13 with Boston as the victors, five games to three.
3. Prohibition era gangster Dutch Schultz was born Arthur Flegenheimer in the Bronx on October 18, 1902. Schultz got his start in organized crime as a teenage member of the Shapiro gang in New York City, and later became a notorious bootlegger and racketeer in New Jersey and upstate New York.
4. On October 18, 1961, the New Jersey Turnpike officially opened to traffic after five years of construction. The 118-mile-long highway, which runs from near the Delaware Memorial Bridge in the south to the George Washington Bridge in the north, has been called one of the most trafficked and heavily policed highways in the United States.
5. In 2013, Superstorm Sandy made landfall on the New Jersey coast on October 29, causing widespread damage and devastation throughout the state. The storm surge and high winds resulted in power outages, flooding, and destruction of homes and infrastructure. Recovery efforts in the affected areas continue to this day.
5 Fun Facts About October 18 In New Jersey History
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