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May 2026
BurlingtonNJ250 Event- Children’s Reenactment
Family event hosted by the Children’s History Center at the Burlington County Historical Society Experience the life of a Revolutionary
On This Date May 14,1787- delegates convene to write the Constitution
May 14, 1787 – in Philadelphia, delegates convene a new Constitutional Convention to write a new Constitution for the United
On This Date May 18, 1917- Selective Service Act passed
May 18, 1917 – the Selective Service Act of 1917 is passed, giving the president of the United States the
On This Date May 19,1950-an explosion in South Amboy Harbor
May 19, 1950 – a barge containing munitions destined for Pakistan explodes in the harbor of South Amboy, New Jersey,
On This Date May 20,1969-the Battle of Hamburger Hill ends
May 20, 1969 – the Battle of Hamburger Hill in Vietnam comes to an end
On This Date May 21,1881- American Red Cross is established
May 21, 1881 – the American Red Cross is established by Clara Barton (a New Jersey girl) in Washington, DC
On This Date May 22,1958- Eight Nike Missiles explode
May 22, 1958 – Eight fully-armed Nike missiles exploded at the U.S. Army base in Leonardo, Middletown Township, Monmouth County
On This Date May 23,1946-Battleship USS New Jersey commissioned
May 23, 1943 – The Iowa-class battleship BB-62, the USS New Jersey, is commissioned at the Philadelphia Naval Shipyard. She
On This Date May 25,1787- US Constitutional Convention convenes
May 25, 1787 – the United States Constitutional Convention formally convenes in Philadelphia, when a quorum of seven states is
On This Date May 26,1780- Mutiny in Jockey Hollow, and 3 years later a Jubilee Day
May 26, 1780 -Soldiers of the Fourth and Eighth Connecticut Regiments camped in Jockey Hollow near Morristown mutinied and refused
On This Date May 27,1941-President Roosevelt proclaims an “unlimited national emergency”
May 27, 1941 – President Franklin Roosevelt proclaims an “unlimited national emergency”. That same day, the German battleship Bismarck is
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