The aftermath of a snowball fight between Princeton University Freshmen and Sophomores, 1893.

Comedian, Bob Hope, playfully challenges the law for men to wear bathing tops. The reason for this law is because they didn’t want it to look as if there were “gorillas on our beaches”. It wasn’t until 1937 that men would sport the infamous swim trunks and no shirt look at summer beach events.

William S. Gilbert of Trenton had business cards printed that read: “William S. Gilbert, Contracting Executioner”. He sent them to state prisons around the country, asking he be given the job of executing murderers that were sentenced to death. By 1929 he killed 56 men and 2 women.

Park Place Casino Hotel, Atlantic, City, NJ 1980.

“The Great Manta”, that was caught in Brielle, NJ by Captain A.L. Kahn, in August of 1933. This huge ray was reported to have weighed over 5,000 pounds and over 20 feet long. It tangled itself on the ships lines and was then hoisted to shore in a travel lift.

The Long Branch boardwalk fire of 1987. Going back over 160 years Long Branch had a pier on the Atlantic coast five in total since 1828. All are ancient history now. It burned due to a gas leak and electrical fire.

Former Miss New Jersey 1944, Janice Drake, victim of a mob hit in 1959. The motive behind the murder was unclear, but it was widely speculated to be connected to organized crime activities. The case remains unsolved, with no arrests ever made in connection with her death.

Andre The Giant wrestles at Elizabeth High School, 1984.

Anthony Bourdain on his graduation day, Dwight-Englewood School, 1974.

On November 9, 1971, John List murdered his entire family. He shot his wife Helen and mother Alma before killing his children, Patricia and Frederick, as they returned from school. After making lunch and closing bank accounts, he attended his eldest son John’s soccer game, then shot him multiple times at home. List arranged the bodies, cleaned up, removed his photos from the house, and fled. He was captured in Virginia on June 1, 1989, and remained in prison until his death in 2008.

Some Sesame Street characters visit The old Mack Pontiac/Cadillac Dealer on Route 37, Toms River, 1981.

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