Englewood Makes History

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  • Jay Johnson Morrow was a military officer. He graduated from the United States Military Academy at West Point in 1891. He joined the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers. He also was an instructor at the US Military Academy from 1895 to 1896. He served as the military governor of the…
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  • The American Legion was chartered by Congress in 1919 in the aftermath of World War I. The organization's purpose is to support servicemembers and veterans.The organization advocates on behalf of those in military service, provides locations to gather, and provides programs to…
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  • Bravell Morgan Nesbitt Jr. was a funeral director in Englewood. After graduating from Lincoln University in 1954 and the American Academy of Funeral Services in 1956, he served in the Nike Missile Battalion. During and after his service, he was a seaplane pilot, a lifeguard, and…
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  • Muammar Muhammad Abu Minyar al-Gaddafi was a Libyian politician. He was the leader of Libya until 2011 when he was assassinated. He came to power in 1969. The revolutionary group he founded overthrew the Western-back Senussi monarchy. His first position was Revolutionary…
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  • Charles Augustus Lindbergh Sr. was a military officer and aviator. He joined the U.S. Air Force in 1924. He became a second lieutenant in 1925. On March 20th and 21st, Lindbergh became the first nonstop flight from New York City to Paris on his craft Spirt of St. Louis. He was…
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  • William E. Brown Jr. was a Lieutenant General of the Allied Air Forces Southern Europe and the deputy commander in chief of the U.S. Air Forces in Europe for the Southern Area. He attended Dwight Morrow High School and was a member of the Bethany Presbyterian Church. Brown…
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  • American Legion Henry Douglas Post 58 is the American Legion post located in Englewood, New Jersey.
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