Atlantic City, New Jersey Timeline of Events

Home / Timelines / Atlantic City, New Jersey

Atlantic City, New Jersey

Atlantic City is a city in Atlantic County, New Jersey, United States, and a nationally renowned resort city for gambling, shopping and fine dining. The city also served as the inspiration for the American version of the board game Monopoly. Atlantic City is located on Absecon Island on the coast of the Atlantic Ocean. , the city has a population of 39,558...

Timeline of Events

1921

9.7.1921

In Atlantic City, New Jersey, the first Miss America Pageant, a two-day event, is held.

1935

11.9.1935

The Congress of Industrial Organizations is founded in Atlantic City, New Jersey by eight trade unions belonging to the American Federation of Labor.

1946

7.25.1946

At Club 500 in Atlantic City, New Jersey, Dean Martin and Jerry Lewis stage their first show as a comedy team.