1668: Governor Richard Nicolls Awards Nation’s First Sporting Trophy
	1778-1779: Treasonous Revolutionary-Era Plot Thwarted
	1834 — LIRR Formed
	1853: Hicks Nurseries Open for Business
	1885: Garden City’s Cathedral of Incarnation Built
	1894 — Stern’s Pickle Works Opens for Business
	1894 — Swezey’s Opens in Patchogue
	1905: Teddy Roosevelt Brokers Peace in Oyster Bay
	1931: The Big Duck Lands in Riverhead
	1945: Pollock and Krasner Move to Springs
	1947 – Rockefeller Center Christmas Tree Hails from Deer Park
	1949 — Riverhead Raceway Built
	1952: Jones Beach Marine Theater Opens
	1956: The curtain rises on the Westbury Music Fair
	1962 – Adventureland Opens
	1973 — Cinema Arts Centre Established
	2000: Katie’s Bar Hosts Smithtown Ghosts
	2011: Fitzgerald’s Inspiration Fades Into the Past
	Ronkonkoma’s Jumbo Elliott earns his colors with Big Blue and Gang Green
	1940: . . . And They’re Off at Roosevelt Raceway
	1944: Eisenhower Park welcomes Nassau County residents
	1962: Adventureland unleashes thrills for Islanders
	1989: Merrick’s Debbie Gibson Sets Record Industry Record
	2000: The Ducks Fly High to Bring Pro Ball to the Island
	Carl Yastrzemski: Long Island boy makes good . . . in Boston.
	East Meadow’s Criss Angel: Now You See Him…
	Lights, Camera, Long Island!
	May 1992: MaryJo Buttafuoco survives shooting by the “Long Island Lolita”
	Ronkonkoma’s Jumbo Elliott earns his colors with Big Blue and Gang Green
	The Baldwins: Brothers renowned for their good works both on and off the screen
	1912: Jerome Steinert Pedals for a Medal
	Ashanti: Glen Cove girl hits it huge in showbiz
	Craig Biggio: from Smithtown to the ‘stros
	The Nassau Coliseum: 40 years of Island events and excitement
	1952: Eric Ridder Makes Headlines in Helsinki
	Mount Sinai’s Julia Smit is one and done with the Olympics
	Freeport’s D’Brickashaw Ferguson is a powerful engine for the Jets
	Long Islander Al Oerter: Four for Four in Going for the Gold
	Syosset native Shannon MacMillan gets her kicks on the way to Olympic gold.
	Syosset’s John Michael Plumb saddles up for Olympic glory.
	1976: Mitch Kupchak drives the lane to gold in Montreal
	1976: The Doctor stitches two leagues together
	2000: Vinny Testaverde conjures a Monday Night Miracle
	2002: Sarah Hughes sticks the landing for the USA
	1964: Sharon Finneran starts a family Olympic tradition.
	2000: Commack’s Danielle Henderson pitches her way to gold
	Sue Bird: Can the pride of Syosset bring home a third Olympic gold?
	1948: John Davis wins his first Olympics
	1976: Olympics are only the first challenge for Steve Benjamin
	1976: Tad Coffin rides his way to gold.
	1924: Alan Valentine dives into the Olympic scrum
	1976: Howard Davis, Jr. punches his way to gold
	C. 1776: Mastic Home of Declaration of Independence Signer Occupied by British Troops
	1650s: Long Island Natives Grow Highly-Prized Tobacco
	1730: Wainscott’s One-Room Schoolhouse Opens
	1776: Half Ton of Gunpowder Stored in Huntington Arsenal
	1796: Port Jefferson Shipbuilding Industry Established
	1800s: Blue Point Harvests the World’s Finest Oysters
	1864: Long Island Native Joachim Pease Receives a Congressional Medal of Honor
	1884: Earthquake Rocks Amityville
	1887: Jack Dempsey Wins Boxing’s Middleweight Title on Long Island
	1900’s: Cranberry Industry Flourishes on Long Island
	1905: Long Island’s First Traffic Jam
	1912: Agricultural School Founded in Farmingdale
	1918: Aviator Elinor Smith Takes First Flight at Age 6
	1926: Institute of Philosophy Opens in Lloyd Harbor
	1926: Louise Eldridge of Saddle Rock Becomes New York’s First Woman Mayor
	1928: Veterans Hospital Opens in Northport
	1929: First Female Aviation Group Founded in Valley Stream
	1933: Paul Robeson Films “The Emperor Jones" at Jones Beach
	1938: Long Island’s First Drive-in Movie Opens
	1940: 15 Nassau County Men Called in Nation’s First Draft Lottery
	1940: Carousel Opens at Nunley’s Amusement Park
	1940: Nassau County Declared the Nation’s Fastest-Growing County
	1940: Orson Welles Features Oheka Castle in “Citizen Kane”
	1941: Franklin National Bank Offers Banking Innovations
	1942: Tanker Torpedoed by WWII Enemy
	1947: John Cassavetes Is Port Washington High Grad
	1948: Madeleine Albright Immigrates to U.S., Settles in Great Neck
	1950s: Warhol “Superstar” Candy Darling Grows Up in Massapequa Park
	1951: Albania’s King Zog Buys Gold Coast Estate with Bucket of Jewels
	1956: Green Acres Mall Opens
	1956: Mid-Island Shopping Plaza Opens in Hicksville
	1960: Commercial Flights Begin at MacArthur Airport
	1960: Long Island Lutheran Junior/Senior High School Opens in Brookville
	1961: First Dairy Barn Opens
	1964: Susan Lucci Graduates from Garden City High
	1965: Grumman Engineer Designs Innovative Wheels for Space Travel
	1965: Historic Penn Station Eagle Dedicated in Hicksville
	1965: Marjorie Gray Organizes Long Island Chapter of Women’s Flying Club
	1967: Environmental Defense Fund Founded on Long Island
	1969: L-dopa Used to Treat Parkinson’s Disease at Brookhaven National Laboratory
	1970: West Hempstead Residents Win First Million Dollar Lottery
	1970s: Mick Jagger Writes “Memory Motel” in Montauk
	1971: Adelphi and LIRR Offer Nation’s First Commuter Class
	1972: Howard Stern is South Side High Grad
	1973: Long Island’s First Commercial Vineyard
	1973: New Community Cinema Established in Huntington
	1974: Guitarist Joe Satriani is Carle Place High Grad
	1975: Books Banned in Island Trees Schools
	1976: “Segway” Inventor Founds Firm in Farmingdale
	1976: Peter Lemongello Sells a Million Records Through TV Campaign
	1978: Nation’s Largest National Cemetery Established on LI
	1978: Virtuoso Guitarist Steve Vai Is Carle Place High Grad
	1981: Long Island’s First Kidney Transplant
	1983: IMAC Opens in Former Vaudeville House in Huntington
	1984: Billy Joel and Christie Brinkley Live in Lloyd Neck Gatehouse
	1985: Comedian Chris Franjola is Connetquot High Grad
	1986: Debbie Gibson Lands Record Deal
	1986: World’s Largest Tortellini Manufacturer Opens Garden City Plant
	1991: Splish Splash Opens in Riverhead
	1995: AriZona Iced Tea Moves Headquarters to Lake Success
	1998: Goodwill Games Held on Long Island
	1998: Southampton Residents Protest Construction of Nation’s Largest House
	2002: Ashrita Furman Sets Guinness World Record in Southampton
	2004: “Glee” Star Jenna Ushkowitz is Holy Trinity Dioscesan High Grad
	2006: Guitar Legend Leslie West is LI Music Hall of Fame Inductee
	2009: Scenes from “The Bounty Hunter” Are Filmed on LI
	c.1750: Samson Occom Establishes School for Indians in Montauk