Things We Did in NJ First

A lot of firsts happened in our state, which gives us bragging rights!

Bet you didn't know all of these:

-- The 1st nearly-complete dinosaur skeleton was discovered in NJ

-- The 1st sea plane was build in Keyport.

-- The 1st air mail delivery was started from Keyport

-- The 1st radio station and broadcast were in NJ

-- The 1st drive-in movie theater was in NJ

-- The 1st medical center was in NJ

-- NJ built the 1st tunnel under a river. (The Holland Tunnel)

-- The 1st baseball game was played in NJ (Hoboken)

-- NJ is the birthplace of the 1st American brewery

-- NJ is home of the 1st Indian reservation

-- The 1st intercollegiate football game was played in NJ (Rutgers vs. Princeton)

-- Les Paul invited the 1st solid body electric guitar in NJ

-- Thomas Edison had many 1sts in NJ including the light bulb, record player, and motion picture projector.

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