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This joint resolution designates July 8 of each year as "New Jersey Revolutionary War Remembrance Day" for it was on July 8, 1776, the Declaration of Independence, after having been officially adopted by the Continental Congress on July 4, received its first public reading in New Jersey. In many respects, the story of American Independence cannot be told without New Jersey. Today, New Jersey has over 250 Revolutionary War sites listed on the National Register of Historic Places and was witness to nearly 300 significant military engagements from 1775 to 1783. It was here that Washington, on two separate occasions, turned the tide of the war by crossing the Delaware River to launch a surprise attack on Hessian soldiers at Trenton in December 1776 and rallying his troops at the Battle of Monmouth in June 1778. It is also the place where the Continental Army infamously endured its harshest winter while encamped at Jockey Hollow in the winter of 1779-1780. To bring greater attention to the important role this State played in the American Revolution and to remember those in New Jersey who lost their lives fighting for our nation's independence, the sponsor believes it is appropriate to designate July 8 as "New Jersey Revolutionary War Remembrance Day."

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Gerry Scharfenberger (R)*,  Jay Webber (R)*, 

Introduced, Referred to Assembly Tourism, Gaming and the Arts Committee (on 01/09/2024)

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