99 years ago, on May 21, 1924, Nathan Leopold and Richard Loeb committed what they believed would be the “perfect crime.” The two teenagers, in a desire to commit a high-profile, unsolvable crime and inspired by Nietzsche’s concept of the…
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The History of Mother’s Day
With Sunday marking Mother’s Day, it seemed appropriate to use New Jersey’s newspapers to take a look at the history of this special day. Although similar holidays and events have occurred at various times and places throughout history, the modern…
Absolutely Electrifying: Bringing Electricity to New Jersey’s Homes and Businesses
Most of us don’t give a second thought to the role electricity plays in our lives, but as shocking as it is to remember, we only have to go back 100 years to find a time when electricity was not…