February 16, 1815: The treaty of Ghent, ending the War of 1812 and signed on December 24, 1814, was ratified by the US Senate, and New Jersey militiamen were finally formally relieved of their coastal guard duty responsibility.
February 16, 1886: Van Wyck Brooks, who would become one of the best known literary critics of his era in America, was born in Plainfield.
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