So many wonderful, interesting, and all-around amazing things have happened here… We were home to the world’s first drive-in movie theater (Camden County, 1933), the first brewery in America (Hoboken, 1642), and the first ever boardwalk was built in Atlantic City back in 1870. New Jersey is a diverse, vibrant state with a rich history. What are some historic events that took places in New Jersey in the 1960s? Some of the most celebrated stores in New Jersey - Two Guys, Woolworth's, Packard's, and The Wiz, are places that were incredibly popular in their time, and spots that who grew up in 1960s New Jersey will undoubtedly remember. Some of our favorite places from 1960s New Jersey are ones that no longer exist today, like this list of old department stores in New Jersey. What are some other places from 1960s New Jersey? The following shots capture everyday life in New Jersey in the 1960s. Life isn’t all about the big events though, sometimes it’s about the little moments. In 1969, the New Jersey lottery got its start and New Jersey native Buzz Aldrin (from Glen Ridge) landed on the moon with Neil Armstrong. In 1965, Mildred Barry Hughes was first woman elected to the New Jersey Senate. In 1963, snowboarding pioneer Tom Sims of Haddonfield created the “ski board,” an early version of the snowboard.
In 1961, the first enclosed shopping mall on the East Coast opened in Cherry Hill. Of course, there was creation, innovation and plenty of fun amidst the chaos. Just weeks later, New Jersey’s worst race riots broke out in Newark. and the Soviet Union, though no specific agreements were reached. In the midst of the Cold War, the Glassboro Summit Conference helped improve relations between the U.S. From June 23 to June 25, 1967, President Johnson met with Soviet premier Alexei Kosygin in Glassboro, New Jersey. In the following weeks, similar riots occurred in Paterson and Elizabeth dozens were injured and hundreds were arrested. On August 2, 1964, New Jersey experienced its first race riot, in Jersey City. On March 6, 1962, a savage snowstorm hit the state – hundreds of residents were evacuated from the shore area. This decade was a very tumultuous time in New Jersey’s history, as you’ll see in some fo the photos below. Just like the rest of the country, 1960s New Jersey faced its fair share of problems. Posted in New Jersey History by Kristen These 14 Photos of New Jersey In The 1960s Are Mesmerizing
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