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July 21, 1917

Harry Houdini Brings a Crowd of Magicians to Keansburg – But He Does Not Perform

On Saturday, July 21, 1917, legendary escape artist and entertainer Harry Houdini returned to Monmouth County, accompanied by his wife, Bess, his brother Theodore “Hardeen” Weiss, and a group of fellow magicians from New York City, to visit a colleague...

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Featured Monmouth County History Timelines & Stories

Original painting of Monmouth Boat Club by E. J. Bilderback, 2009. Image credit: Monmouth Boat Club, used with permission.

March 20, 1883

Monmouth Boat Club – An Endangered National Historic Site

Photo of Christie Pearce - then known as Christie Rampone - of the US Women's National Team, in San Jose, California on 10 May 2015.

July 10, 2010

Christie Pearce, The Greatest Athlete Ever From Monmouth County (by way of Ocean County)

Aerial photo of Naval Weapons Station Earle. Official U.S. Navy photo, public domain.

July 10, 1947

Vito Genovese Asserts Himself on the Monmouth County Docks

John R. Barrows

Photograph of men in a rowboat in Matawan Creek looking for sharks while women look on holding a shotgun.

July 12, 1916

The Jersey Shore Shark Attacks of 1916

Original illustration: Colonel Tye, by Charlie Swerdlow. Commissioned by Monmouth Timeline, Inc. ©2021 Charlie Swerdlow, History Depicted. Image courtesy Monmouth County Historical Association, used with permission.

July 15, 1779

Colonel Tye and his Black Brigade Become the Scourge of Monmouth County Patriots

Photo of the US Sachem

July 18, 1917

A Man Who Will Not Be Thwarted, Thomas Alva Edison Begins Conducting Submarine Defense Experiments from Sandy Hook

July 19, 1869

Ulysses S. Grant Makes First Long Branch Visit as U.S. President

July 21, 1917

Harry Houdini Brings a Crowd of Magicians to Keansburg – But He Does Not Perform

John R. Barrows

Photo of Wendy Boglioli at Monmouth U. pool.

July 25, 1976

Wendy Boglioli, Olympic Gold Medalist and World Record Holder

By John R. Barrows

Map showing route and means used by Alfred Sarant when he fled the USA to Moscow. Map created by John R. Barrows.

July 26, 1950

1945 Marks the End of the Soviet Spy Ring at Fort Monmouth – or Does It?

by John R. Barrows

July 27, 1918

Jack Dempsey Trains with Shore Boxing Legend Jimmy DeForest for First Big Match

August 3, 1968

The First Running of the Haskell Invitational Stakes