1. On September 10, 1777, British troops under General William Howe defeated American forces under General George Washington at the Battle of Brandywine, which took place near Chadds Ford, Pennsylvania, but had significant implications for the state of New Jersey. Following the defeat, the British army occupied the city of Philadelphia, which had previously been the seat of the Continental Congress, and embarked on a campaign to pacify the region and crush the Continental Army.

2. On September 10, 1845, Elizabeth Cady Stanton, a prominent suffragist and women's rights activist, was born in Johnstown, New York. Stanton would go on to co-found the National Women's Suffrage Association in 1869 and dedicate her life to promoting women's rights and equality.

3. On September 10, 1919, a race riot erupted in the city of Phillipsburg, New Jersey, following the arrest of a black man accused of assaulting a white woman. The riot lasted for several days and resulted in the deaths of at least four people, as well as widespread property damage and destruction.

4. On September 10, 1968, the New Jersey State Police launched a massive manhunt for the notorious bank robber and prison escapee Joseph "Crazy Joe" Gallo. Gallo had escaped from prison in New York and fled to New Jersey, where he was spotted by a police officer in a stolen car. A shootout ensued, and Gallo was killed in the exchange of gunfire.

5. On September 10, 2001, the Port Authority of New York and New Jersey approved a $10 billion plan to rebuild the World Trade Center complex, which had been destroyed in the terrorist attacks of September 11, 2001. The plan called for the construction of a new complex that would include several new skyscrapers, a memorial to the victims of the attacks, and a transportation hub connecting Lower Manhattan to other parts of the city and the region. The plan would eventually be scaled back due to budget constraints and political opposition, with the new One World Trade Center opening in 2014.