TCNJ History (Less Stuff About Names Edition)
African-American History
Historic Firsts
Military History
Art and Literary History
100
The first gathering of students was at City Hall in Trenton, with 10 women and 5 men. By the end of this first term, enrollment rose to this number.
What is 43?
100
This is the name given to a cultural flourish in African-American communities in New York City during the 1920s.
What was the Harlem Renaissance?
100
She became the first woman to fly solo across the Atlantic Ocean in 1932.
Who is Amelia Earhart?
100
This Revolutionary War battle in 1777 is considered the turning point of the war, convincing France to ally with the U.S.
What is the Battle of Saratoga?
100
This artist is known as the Father of Cubism.
Who was Picasso?
200
When the New Jersey State Teachers College and Normal School at Trenton moved to its current location in 1929, the ABE residence halls, Kendall Hall, Bliss Hall, Norsworthy Hall, and ____ Hall were among the first buildings to be constructed.
What is Green Hall?
200
What year did the state of New Jersey formally abolish slavery?
What is 1866?
200
In 1849, this European capital became the first city in the world with a modern sewer system designed to carry both waste and storm water.
What is London?
200
This battle, fought in 1918 during the Meuse-Argonne Offensive, was the largest in U.S. military history at the time, involving over 1.2 million American troops.
What is the Battle of the Argonne Forest?
200
This movement began in France during the second half of the 19th century. It is defined by its use of vibrant colors, visible brush strokes, and focus on more everyday subjects.
What is Impressionism?
300
After being renamed to the New Jersey State Teachers College at Trenton in 1937, this woman became the first dean of students.
Who is Vernetta Decker?
300
In 1972 this representative was the first Black candidate in a major political party’s presidential primary.
Who was Shirley Chisolm?
300
In 1869, this state was the first to grant women the right to vote in the U.S.
What is Wyoming?
300
This American Civil War battle saw the highest number of casualties in a single day and led to President Lincoln issuing the preliminary Emancipation Proclamation shortly after.
What was the Battle of Antietam?
300
This artist painted the frescoes in the Sistine Chapel.
Who was Michelangelo?
400
Renamed Trenton State College in 1958, the school began offering nursing and other liberal arts degrees by 1967. Business, technology, and ____ majors were added in 1971.
What is engineering?
400
In 1969 this Black Panther leader was assassinated by the Chicago Police Department with the help of the FBI.
Who was Fred Hampton?
400
The first recorded circumnavigation of the globe began in 1519 under this Portuguese explorer, though he did not survive the entire journey.
Who is Ferdinand Magellan?
400
This 1968 surprise offensive by North Vietnamese and Viet Cong forces was a military failure but a strategic turning point that eroded U.S. public support for the war.
What is the Tet Offensive?
400
This sculptor designed the Statue of Liberty.
Who was Bartholdi?
500
TCNJ’s current logo was introduced in this year, to add to the College’s visual identity.
What is 2014?
500
This wetland was a popular place of refuge for escaped enslaved people in Virginia and North Carolina.
What is the Great Dismal Swamp?
500
The first successful photograph of a permanent image, taken in 1826 or 1827, was created by this French inventor.
Who was Joseph Nicéphore Niépce?
500
This Prussian officer significantly improved the training and discipline of the Continental Army during the winter at Valley Forge.
Who is Baron von Steuben?