The first professional basketball game was played in Trenton in 1896.
Princeton was the capital of the country in 1783 when the Continental Congress sat in session at Princeton University's Nassau Hall. Trenton was once the capital of the United States – in November and December, 1784.
The world-famous slogan “Trenton Makes, The World Takes” was adopted by the City of Trenton during the 1920s to highlight Trenton's leading position in the manufacturing of steel, rubber, wire rope, linoleum and ceramics.