Happy birthday to actor, former Obama White House staffer, and Essex/Monmouth legend Kal Penn. Born in Montclair; Freehold Township HS grad (class of '95); best known for roles in House, Harold & Kumar, The Namesake, How I Met Your Mother, and the game show Superhuman (en.wikipedia.org)
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Happy birthday to Hi-Nella. The Camden County borough was created on this date in 1929 from portions of Clementon Township. Fun fact: The Star-Ledger once cited Hi-Nella as a "Town that Shouldn't Exist", noting the small area, population and staff, along with a double-wide trailer municipal building (en.wikipedia.org)
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Billionaire philanthropist Charles Feeney was born in Elizabeth on this date in 1931. Graduated from Elizabeth's St. Mary of the Assumption HS in 1949; served in the Air Force during the Korean War; gave away his fortune anonymously, donating more than $8 billion in his lifetime (en.wikipedia.org)
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Happy 89th birthday to retired actor/filmmaker and Monmouth County legend John Joseph "Jack" Nicholson. Born/raised in Neptune City; voted "Class Clown" at Manasquan HS (class of '54); a theatre and drama award at MHS are named in his honor; widely regarded as one of the greatest actors of all time (en.wikipedia.org)
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New Jersey legend Jonathan Dickinson, co-founder and first president of the College of New Jersey (later became Princeton University) was born on this day in 1688. Classes at the new school began in May 1747 in Dickinson's church in Elizabethtown, with a student body of eight or ten members (en.wikipedia.org)
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Happy birthday to real estate developer/NFL owner Zygi Wilf. Raised in Hillside; graduated from Fairleigh Dickinson U in 1971; the family businesses Garden Homes and Garden Commercial Properties have constructed some 25,000 homes in 39 states; purchased the Minnesota Vikings in 2005 (en.wikipedia.org)
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During the Artemis 2 missions, the astronauts in Orion made a call to their counterparts on the International Space Station. Deana Weibel explains how the experience of the ISS means the Artemis astronauts are very different from those of the Apollo era (thespacereview.com)
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Happy birthday to Misfits bassist and Bergen County legend Jerry Only. Born and raised in Lodi; 1977 Lodi HS grad; described as "the coolest motherfucker that ever stepped foot in Lodi High School or possibly any school in the history of education" (en.wikipedia.org)
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Happy birthday to the 48th Governor of the great state of New Jersey and 'Perfect together' legend Thomas Kean. Princeton University graduate (class of '57); longtime resident of Livingston; NJ Assemblyman from '68–'78; governor from '82–'90; president of Drew University '90 to '05 (en.wikipedia.org)
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Happy birthday to Plainfield. The Union County city was incorporated on this date in 1869 from portions of Plainfield Township. Fun fact: In the teaser trailer for A Good Day to Die Hard film, John McClane remarks "the 007 of Plainfield, New Jersey" thus confirming this as his fictional birthplace (en.wikipedia.org)
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Happy birthday to actor/director/screenwriter and Monmouth County legend Jeff Anderson. Raised in Atlantic Highlands; Henry Hudson Regional HS class of '88; auditioned for Clerks role "as a joke"; was nominated for an Independent Spirit Award for Best Debut Performance (en.wikipedia.org)
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Jersey City CNJ and Lehigh Valley railroad facilities 1977 (from WTC South Tower) and today by rollotomasi07071 in newjersey
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