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• Charles Lindbergh Jr. Murder Trial (1934)

  German immigrant Bruno Richard Hauptmann was charged with first-degree murder and first-degree extortion to which he pleaded not guilty on September 26th and October 8th, 1934. He was suspected of using a $10 gold certificate at a gas station that matched one of the bills given…

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  Charley Wong''s Laundry

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  Charley Wong's Chinese Food and Chop Suey Restaurant

  In the spring of 1924, Englewood welcomed what appears to have been its first Chinese restaurant. A small advertisement announced that Charley Wong would open a “Chinese Restaurant” at 16 West Palisade Avenue on March 7, 1924, promising “Chinese Food – Chop Suey.” The notice was…

• Cheatham, Sarah (?-?)

• Cheatham, Shawn (?-?)

  Shawn Cheatham, or "DJ Shawn" is a hip-hop artist. He joined Rock N' Gee. He grew up in Teaneck.

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• Cheever, George B.

• Cherot, Willa

• Cherry, Violet Daisy Naicker (1933-2014)

  Violet Cherry was a social worker and political activist. At the age of 12, the South African government jailed her briefly for protesting the racist Apartheid laws that discriminated against her due to her Indian heritage. She began social work at 16. She had an arranged…

  Tags Africa, Apartheid, Children, Health, Politics, Social Welfare, Social Work
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  Chief Tom Greeley and David Colman

• Childs, William A.

  Childs, William A., the final surviving charter member of the Englewood Club of Englewood, New Jersey, passed away Sunday at his home in Los Angeles at the age of 87. News of his death was shared locally by his son, Alfred D. Childs of Englewood. He is survived by his wife,…