This month in N.J. history: April

Historic dates in New Jersey from the month of April.

We welcome spring and present our fourth installment of "This Month in N.J. History" for 2017.

This collection of pictures -- which supplements our regular vintage photo galleries - is intended to highlight dates that have a place in New Jersey history.

We feature events, anniversaries and individuals who helped shape the Garden State and, in many cases, the country and the world.

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

MORE: Vintage photos around New Jersey

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:

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.