This month in N.J. history: May

The people and events that shaped our state and the world.

In our continuing series on "This Month in N.J. History," we move to May for a look at important people and significant events tied to the Garden State and dates in the month.

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If there are dates you don't see on our timeline but believe should be remembered, let us know in the comments section.

And, be sure to enable captions for the gallery so you can read all the information associated with each day in New Jersey history.

Here are links to previous "This month in N.J. history" galleries:

April        March        February        January

December        November        October

September        August        July

Greg Hatala may be reached at ghatala@starledger.com. Follow him on Twitter @GregHatala. Find Greg Hatala on Facebook.