Today in New Jersey history:
June 14, 1758: Francis Bernard arrived in New Jersey to assume the duties of royal governor of the colony.
June 14, 1776: The New Jersey Provincial Congress ordered the arrest of Royal Governor William Franklin, the son of Patriot leader Benjamin Franklin.
June 14,1917: Two months after the United States entry into World War I, the first troop transports headed for Europe left Hoboken, which became the leading port of embarkation for American soldiers for the duration of the war. Of the approximately 2,000,000 American troops who sailed to Europe, 1,600,000 left from the Hudson County port city.
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