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New Jersey (pronounced /nuːˈdʒɝzi/) (sometimes referred to as Jersey) is a state in the Mid-Atlantic and Northeastern regions of the United States. It is bordered on the north by New York, on the east by the Atlantic Ocean, on the southwest by Delaware, and on the west by Pennsylvania. Parts of New Jersey lie within the sprawling metropolitan areas of New York and Philadelphia.
Inhabited by Native Americans for more than 2,800 years, the first European settlements in the area were established by the Swedes and Dutch in the early 1600s. The English later seized control of the region, naming it the Province of New Jersey, which was granted to Sir George Carteret and John Berkeley, 1st Baron Berkeley of Stratton as a colony. The name was taken from the largest of the English Channel Islands, Jersey. New Jersey was an important site during the American Revolutionary War; several decisive battles were fought there. The winter quarters of the revolutionary army were established twice by George Washington in Morristown, which was called the military capital of revolution. Later, people who worked in factories in cities such as Paterson and Trenton helped to drive the Industrial Revolution in the nineteenth century. New Jersey's position at the center of the Northeast megalopolis, between Boston, New York City, Philadelphia, Baltimore and Washington, D.C., fueled its rapid growth through the suburban boom of the 1950s and beyond.
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Local and national reaction to the attacks involved a wave of panic that led to shark hunts aimed at eradicating the population of "man-eating" sharks and protecting the economies of New Jersey's seaside communities. Resort towns enclosed their public beaches with steel nets to protect swimmers. Scientific knowledge about sharks before 1916 was based on conjecture and speculation. The attacks forced ichthyologists to reassess common beliefs about the abilities of sharks and the nature of shark attacks.
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- ...that New Jersey was one of the original British Thirteen Colonies in North America?
- ...that New Jersey is known as the "Diner Capital of the World"?
- ...that Atlantic City is where Salt water taffy was invented?
- ...that the streets in the original Monopoly (game) are named after those in Atlantic City?
- ...that New Jersey is the only state where every one of its counties is classified as a Metropolitan area?[1]
- ...that North Jersey is the car theft capital of the world, with more cars stolen in Newark then any other city. Even the 2 largest cities, NYC and LA put together?[2]
- ...that New Jersey has the most dense system of highways and railroads in the U.S?[3]
- ... That the Elizabeth Seaport is the largest in the nation?[4]
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Jon Stevens Corzine (born January 1, 1947) is the current Democratic Governor of the state of New Jersey. He was sworn into office on January 17, 2006, for a four-year term ending in 2010. He resides in Hoboken. He formerly represented New Jersey in the United States Senate from 2001 - 2006.
Born in central Illinois, Corzine grew up on a small family farm near Taylorville. After completing high school he attended the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign for his undergraduate degree, where he was a member of the Phi Delta Theta Fraternity, and graduated in 1969. While in college, he enlisted in the United States Marine Corps Reserves and served until 1975, rising to the rank of sergeant. After his active duty in 1970 during the Vietnam War (which thwarted his plans for a Ph.D. in Economics at UCLA), he enrolled in the University of Chicago Graduate School of Business, and in 1973 he received his Master of Business Administration degree, which launched him into his business career...
