2003 Strom Thurmond, politician, South Carolina senator for a very long time, dies at 100
2003 Tony Awards, Hairspray, Take Me Out, Long Day's Journey Into Night revival and Nine revival won major awards
1999 Bethel Leslie, actress/writer, Long Day's Journey into Night, dies at 70
1997 Northville Long Island Senior Golf Classic
1997 Feng Yun-2B Long March 3 Launch (China), Successful
1995 Fire that wipes 6,000 acres begins in Hamptons on Long Island
1995 Joey Long, blues/cajun guitarist, dies at 62
1994 Cbox is 39'115 long, 20'85 wide, and 8' high in Jacksonville, Florida Largest popcorn container is 6,619.76 cubic feet full of popped corn
1993 Ely A Landau, producer (Long Day's Journey), dies of stroke at 73
1993 Long Beach, California beats Panama for little league world championship
1993 Long fly ball by Indians' Carlos Martinez bounces off Jose Canseco's head and goes over fence for a home run
1993 Diana Ochoa, dies after long illness at 80
1992 Ruth Corbett Thom, dies after long illness at 78
1992 Jorge Donn, dancer, dies after long illness at 45
1992 Henry Ephron, U.S. screenwriter (Daddy Long Legs), dies at 81
1992 5 New York City cops arrested in Hauppauge Long Island for selling cocaine
1992 Indians set team record for long game lose to Red Sox (19 inn - 6 hr)
1992 Rick Emery, dies after long illness at 39
1992 Jack Washburn, actor (Black Orchid), dies after long illness at 64
1992 Ollie O'Toole, dies after long illness at 79
1992 Kay Loring, dies after long illness
1992 Fred Slyter, dialogue coach, dies after long illness at 56
1992 Gene Harris, entertainer, dies after long illness
1992 Vernon William Reed Sr, singer, dies after a long illness at 73
1992 Dorothy Alison, actress (Maggie, 3rd Key, Long Arm), dies
1992 Corky Geil, dancer, dies in Long Beach, California at 64Okla
1991 1st International flight from Long Island's MacArthur Airport (to Mexico)
1991 Pittsburgh Steelers guard Terry Long loses his steroids appeal and is suspended without pay by NFL for 4 weeks
1991 Stephen J Falat, dies after long illness at 34
1991 Mike Powell of U.S., sets then long jump record at 29' 4 " (8.95m)
1991 Russia and U.S. sign long range nuclear weapons reduction pact
1991 Pittsburgh Steelers guard Terry Long treated for an apparent suicide attempt after he learned he tested positive for steroid use
1991 Dale Long, hit home runs in 8 consecutive games, dies at 66
1990 Avis Bunnage, actor (Loneliness of Long Distance Runner), dies at 67
1990 Irene Champlin, dies after long illness at 59
1990 On a BBC taped interview, rock star Stevie Nicks breaks down, saying that she will never have children and no man can stand her for long
1990 AT&T experiences long distance problems due to a computer glitch
1988 Lori Davis of Long Island sues Mike Tyson for grabbing her buttocks
1988 Largest house (130 rooms) on Long Island sold for $22 million
1988 World's Largest Sausage completed at 13 miles long
1988 Galina Chistyakova of U.S.S.R. sets long jump woman's record (24"8")
1988 Heike Dreschler long jumps world record indoor (7.37m)
1987 Paul McCartney releases "Once Upon a Long Ago"
1987 Diane Chambers' (Shelley Long) final episode on Cheers
1986 Heike Drechsler of East Germany long jumps 7.45 m (women's record)
1984 Avon Long, actor (Roots: Next Generation), dies at 74
1984 Carl Lewis wins 2nd (long jump) of 4 gold medals in Summer Olympics
1984 John Long (Detroit) ends NBA free throw streak of 51 games
1984 John Long (Detroit) begins NBA free throw streak of 51 games
1984 Avon Long, dancer/actor (Roots: Next Generation), dies of cancer at 73
1983 35th Emmy Awards: Hill St. Blue, Cheers, Ed Flanders and Shelley Long
1981 Michael Fishman, born in Long Beach, California, actor, DJ-Roseanne
1980 Joe Darby does a standing long jump of 12'5"
1980 Matt Long, American Actor
1980 White Sox 1st baseman Mike Squires catches final inning of 11-1 loss to Brewers, becoming 1st lefty to catch since Dale Long in 1958
1979 Harry Drake set long distance footbow shot record of 2,006 yds 1'9"
1978 Justin Long, American Actor
1977 Debbie Austin wins LPGA Long Island Charity Golf Classic
1976 "So Long 174th St" closes at Harkness Theater New York City after 16 performances
1976 "So Long 174th St" opens at Harkness Theater New York City for 16 performances
1976 Jennifer Capriati, born in Long Island, New York, tennis pro, 1992 Olympics gold
1976 Brice Beckham, born in Long Beach, California, actor, Wesley-Mr Belvedare
1974 Richard Long, actor (Prof-Nanny and Professor), dies at 47
1974 Richard Long, actor (Nanny and Professor), dies at 47
1974 Amy Fisher, born in Long Island, New York, shot Mary Jo Buttafucco
1974 Tiffani-Amber Theissen, born in Long Beach, California, actress, Saved by Bell, 90210
1973 Russell Hardie, dies after long illness at 69
1973 Lon Chaney Jr, actor (Wolfman), dies after long illness at 66
1973 Joe E Brown, comedian, dies after long illness at 80
1973 Kareem Streete-Thompson, born in Ithaca, New York, 100m/long jumper
1972 Ivan Pedroso, Cuba, long jumper, Olympics-4th-92
1972 U.S. Army turns over Long Bihn base to South Vietnamese army
1972 Alicia Rickter, born in Long Beach, California, playmate, Oct, 1995
1972 Cameron Diaz, born in Long Beach, California, actress, Mask, My Best Friend's Wedding
1972 Jai Taurima, Australian long jumper 1996 Olympics
1972 "Long Haired Lover From Liverpool" by Little Jimmy Osmond peaks at #38
1972 Shana Williams, Bridgeton, New Jersey, long jumper and heptathlete
1971 Long Island NHL franchise purchased (New York Islanders)
1971 Martha Vickers, actress (Alimony), dies after long illness at 46
1971 Roland McGhee, Flint Michigan, long jumper
1971 Ricci Riano, entertainer, dies after long illness at 71
1971 Allen Johnson, Washington D.C., long jumper/110m hurdler, 1996 Olympics gold
1971 Chi Kredell, born in Long Beach, California, water polo driver 1996 Olympics
1971 Tonya Crowe, born in Long Beach, California, actress, Olivia-Knots Landing
1970 Natalie Williams, born in Long Beach, California, volleyball outside hitter 1996 Olympics
1970 Chantal Brunner, Wellington, New Zealand, long jumper 1996 Olympics
1970 Nia Long, born in Brooklyn, New York, actress, Guiding Light, Made in America, Soul Food
1970 "(They Long to Be) Close to You" reaches #1
1970 Janie Eickhoff, born in Long Beach, California, U.S. cyclist 1992 Olympics
1970 Janie Quigley, born in Long Beach, California, cyclist 1996 Olympics
1970 Beatles' "Long and Winding Road," single goes #1 and stays #1 for 2 weeks
1970 "Long and Winding Road" becomes Beatles' last American release
1969 Donald Foster, actor (Scaramouche), dies after long illness at 80
1969 Andrew Murphy, Australian long jumper/triple jumper 1996 Olympics
1969 Rod Mapstone, Australian long jumper 1996 Olympics
1969 Beatles record a video for "Long and Winding Road"
1969 Dick Ryan, actor (For Heaven's Sake), dies after long illness at 72
1969 Peter Van Eyck, dies after long illness at 56
1969 Shorty Long, soul singer/pianist (Here Comes the Judge), dies at 29
1969 Craig Paquette, born in Long Beach, California, infielder for the Kansas City Royals
1969 Shannon Long, Gladstone Australia, playmate, Oct, 1988
1969 Ted Long, CFL slot back for the Hamilton Tiger Cats
1969 Howard McNear, actor (Irma La Douce), dies after long illness at 63
1969 Georges Renevant, actor (Cornered), dies after long illness at 74
1968 Dave Hansen, born in Long Beach, California, infielder for the Los Angeles Dodgers
1968 Bob Beamon of USA sets long jump record (29'2 ") in Mexico City
1968 Carlette Guidry-White, 100m/long jumper
1968 Michael Long, Cromwell NZ, Australasia golfer
1968 Tim Salmon, born in Long Beach, California, outfielder for the California Angels
1968 Sandra Bacher, Long Island, New York, half-heavyweight judoka, Oly-92, 96
1968 Bob Beamon sets indoor long jump record (27'2-3/4")
1968 Marq Mellor, born in Long Island, New York, field hockey forward, 1996 Olympics
1968 J T Snow, born in Long Beach, California, infielder, New York Yankees, California Angels
1968 Scott Erickson, born in Long Beach, California, pitcher, Minnesota Twins, Baltimore Orioles
1967 Ali Wood, born in Long Beach, California, WPVA volleyballer, U.S. Open-13th-1995
1967 Cameron Prud'Homme, actor (Rainmaker), dies after long illness at 75
1967 Jeff Cotler, born in Long Beach, California, actor, Brian-Struck by Lightning
1967 Igor Ter-Ovanesyan of U.S.S.R., sets then long jump record at 27' 4 3/4"
1967 Bret Barberie, born in Long Beach, California, infielder for the Chicago Cubs
1967 Elexa Wills/Orrange, Orange Texas, long jumper/triple jumper
1967 Charles de Gaulle says 'Vive le Quebec libre! Long live free Quebec!'
1967 Nicole Boegman, Australian long jumper, Olympics-88, 92, 96
1967 Leroy Russel Burrell, Philadelphia, long jumper 1996 Olympics
1967 Joseph Tilford Leigh Greene, Dayton Ohio, long jumper, Oly-br-92, 96
1966 Claire McDowell, actress (Big Parade), dies after long illness at 88
1966 Inessa Kravets, Ukraine, long/triple jumper, Oly-silv/gold-92, 96
1966 Jearl A Miles, born in Gainesville, Florida, 400m/long jumper, 1996 Olympics gold
1966 Bill Haselman, Long Branch, New Jersey, catcher for the Boston Red Sox
1966 Grant Long, NBA forward for the Detroit Pistons, Atlanta Hawks
1966 Daphne Ashbrook, born in Long Beach, California, actress, Liz-Our Family Honor
1965 Rob Natal, born in Long Beach, California, catcher for the Florida Marlins
1965 Gaston Glass, actor (Opening Your Eyes), dies after long illness at 65
1965 Ralph Boston of U.S., sets then long jump record at 27' 4 3/4"
1965 Eddie Gribbon, actor (Keystone Kops), dies after long illness
1965 Brian McDonough, born in Long Beach, California, points cyclist, Olympics-19th-96
1965 Kami Cotler, born in Long Beach, California, actress, Elizabeth-Waltons
1965 Tammy Liley, born in Long Beach, California, volleyball mid blocker/capt, Olympics b-1992, 1996
1964 Ralph Boston of U.S., sets then long jump record at 27' 4 "
1964 Cam Emerson, Hamilton Ont, Canadian golfer, 1989 Canadian Long Drive
1964 Ralph Boston of U.S., sets then long jump record at 27' 3"
1964 Arnold Long takes 11 catches in the match for Surrey vs. Sussex
1964 Paul David Goydos, born in Long Beach, California, PGA golfer, 1994 BC Open-7th
1963 Laurie Brower, born in Long Beach, California, LPGA golfer, 1994 Lady Keystone-9th
1963 Michael Anthony Powell, Philadelphia, long jumper, world record 1991
1963 Mike Powell, long jumper, Olympic-silver-88, 92
1963 Dermot Mulroney, Alexandria, Virginia, actor, Samantha, Sunset, Long Gone
1963 Bob Ctvrtlik, born in Long Beach, California, volleyball outsider, Oly-G-88,B-92, 96
1963 Hindemith and Wilder's opera "Long Christmas Dinner," premieres in New York City
1962 Sumner Arthur Long's "Never Too Late," premieres in New York City
1962 Anisoara Stanciu-Cusmir, born in Romania, long jumper 1984 Olympics gold
1962 Jan[ice] Merrill, track star, U.S. record long distance holder 1979
1962 Igor Ter-Ovanesyan of U.S.S.R., sets then long jump record at 27' 3"
1962 Gunde Svan, Swedish long jumper 1984,1988 Olympics gold
1962 Clint Black, born in Long Branch, New Jersey, country vocalist, A Better Man
1961 Ralph Boston of U.S., sets then long jump record at 27' 2"
1961 Ralph Boston of U.S., sets then long jump record at 27' "
1961 Howie Long, former NFL tackle/actor/broadcaster, Broken Arrow
1960 Alfred E Green, director (Copacabana), dies after long illness at 71
1960 Ralph Boston of U.S., sets then long jump record at 26' 11"
1959 Keith Allen Clearwater, born in Long Beach, California, PGA golfer, 1987 Colonial Natl
1959 2,000 ft long by 1,300 foot wide section of ridge falls into Madis
1959 1st atomic powered cruiser, Long Beach, Quincy Massachusetts
1959 Raymond T Chandler, U.S. detective writer (Long Goodbye), dies at 71
1958 Don Slaught, born in Long Beach, California, catcher, California Angels, New York Yankees
1958 Dale Long becomes 1st major league lefty catcher in 52 years
1958 Ramona Neubert, German DR, long jumper/pentathlete, Oly-4th-80
1957 Jodi Anderson, born in Chicago, Illinois, U.S. long jump champ, 1978-81
1957 Kathy McMillan, long jumper 1976 Olympics silver
1957 11th Tony Awards: Long Days Journey into the Night and My Fair Lady win
1956 Patti Scialfa, singer, As Long as I Can Be, /Mrs Bruce Springsteen
1956 Dale Long becomes 1st to hit home runs in 8 straight games
1956 Pirate Dale Long hits 9th-inning HR, 1st HR in 8 straight games
1955 Bo Derek, [Mary Collins], born in Long Beach, California, actr, 10, Tarzan the Ape Man
1955 Kathryn Morrison Long Beach, California, playmate, May, 1978
1955 Janice Long, British radio host, Crash FM
1954 Hurricane Carol strikes Long Island/New England, kills 68
1952 Karen Wyman, born in Bronx, New York, singer, Long and Winding Road
1952 Jill Long, Rep-D-Indiana
1952 Walter Long, dies at 73
1951 1st long distance telephone call without operator assistance
1951 Angela Voigt, German DR, long jumper, Olympics gold 76
1951 Paul Carrack, born in Sheffield, England, rock vocalist, Squeeze/Ace-How Long
1950 2 self-propelled trains of Long Island RR collide, killing 77
1950 Ann Sexton, U.S. vocalist, You're Gone too Long
1949 Shelley Long, born in Fort Wayne, Indiana, actress, Diane-Cheers, Money Pit
1948 Kathy Garver, born in Long Beach, California, actress, Cissy-Family Affair
1948 Columbia commits to 33 1/3 rpm records, plans to phase out 78's as Dr. Peter Goldmark of CBS demonstrates "long playing record"
1948 Jimmy Fadden, born in Long Beach, California, singer, Nitty Gritty Dirt Band
1947 192m long passenger ship Willem Ruys (Achille Lauro) launched
1947 Billy Crystal, born in Long Beach, New York, comedian, Soap, SNL, City Slickers
1947 Heidemarie Rosendahl, German FR, long jumper, Olympics gold 1972
1946 Bob Beamon, born in Jamaica, New York, long jumper, Olympics gold 68, 29' 2 " 8.9m
1946 Irina Kirszenstein Szewinska, Lenningrad, long jumper, Oly-bron-1972
1946 1st hour long entertainment TV show, "NBC's Hour Glass" premieres
1946 Harold Brown, born in Long Beach, California, rock drummer, War-Summer, Galaxy
1946 Asif Masood, cricketer, Pakistani quick with long and erratic run-up
1945 NFL requires players to wear long stockings
1944 Felix Cavaliere, Pelham, New York, rock keyboardist, Rascals-Lonely too Long
1944 Rita Mae Brown, actress, Long Hot Summer, Slumber Party Massacre
1944 Frederick Knight, U.S. singer, I've been lonely so long
1944 Michelle Phillips, born in Long Beach, California, singer and actress, Mamas and Papas
1943 Billie Jean King, born in Long Beach, California, tennis pro
1943 Robert Long, [Leverman], Dutch singer and actor, Vroeger Kon je Lachen
1943 1st Long Tom bombs on Italian mainland (from Sicily)
1943 Sign on Munich facade: "Out with Hitler! Long live freedom!" done by "White Rose" student group, caught on 2/18, beheaded on 2/22
1943 Soviets announce they broke long Nazi siege of Leningrad
1942 Ingrid Mickler-Becker, German FR, long jumper/relayer, Oly-gold-72
1942 FBI captures 8 Nazi saboteurs from a sub off New York's Long Island
1942 Germany puts 4 saboteurs on Long Island
1942 Lynn Davies, long jumper
1941 Frederick "Rick" Hauck, born in Long Beach, California, astr, STS-7, STS 51-A, STS-26
1941 Marjoe Gortner, born in Long Beach, California, actor, Speak Up America, Falcon Crest
1941 Long John Baldry, England, blues vocalist, Don't try to Lay No Boogie
1940 Arnold Long, cricketer, prolific wicketkeeper for Surrey and Sussex
1940 Ed Lauter, Long Beach, New York, actor, Sheriff Cain-BJ and the Bear
1940 Shorty Long, soul singer/pianist, Here Comes the Judge
1940 Mary Rand-Bignal-Toomey, England, long jumper 1964 Olympic gold
1939 Willye White, U.S. long jumper, Oly-silver-56, appeared in 5 Olympics
1939 Viorica Viscopoleanu, Romania, long jumper, Oly-gold-68
1939 Ralph Boston, Laurel, Mississippi, long jumper, Oly-gold/sil/brz-60, 64, 68
1938 Sandy Nelson, Santa Monica, 50s rocker, Teen Beat, All Night Long
1938 Jim McMullan, Long Beach, New York, actor, Dr. McDaniel-Ben Casey
1937 Tatyana Shchelkanova, U.S.S.R., long jumper 1964 Olympics bronze
1936 Sally Kellerman, Long Beach Cal, actress, M*A*S*H, Back to School
1936 Alan Rayfield, governor, Long Latin Prison
1935 Lee Remick, born in Quincy, Massachusetts, actress, Days of Wine and Rose, Long Hot Summer
1935 Mao Tse Tung and his Communist forces ended their "Long March" at Yan'an, in Shaanxi China
1935 Huey Long, American Politician
1935 Carl Austin Weiss, murderer of Sen Huey Long, shot down
1935 Huey P Long, (Sen-La) assassinated at Baton Rouge Capitol building
1935 Cornelis B Vaandrager, [Cor Vaan], Dut poet, Long Live Joop Massaker
1935 Senator Huey Long of Louisiana spoke continually for 15 hours in Senate's longest speech on record (150,000 words)
1935 Jessie Owens of U.S., sets then long jump record at 26' 8"
1935 Moscow underground opens (81 km long)
1934 Elzbieta Krzesinska, Poland, long jumper 1956 Olympics gold
1934 Chinese Red leader under Mao Tse Tung begins Long March
1934 Mao Tse-tung and 25,000 troops begin 6,000 mile Long March
1934 "Night of Long Knives," Hitler stages bloody purge of Nazi party
1934 Hitler flies to Essen, Night of Long Knifes
1934 Max Baer KO's Primo Carnera in 11 for HW box champ in Long Island City
1934 Mark Rydell, born in New York City, actor, Havana, Punchline, Long Goodbye
1933 David McCullough, actor, Huey Long
1933 Major earthquake in Long Beach, California
1931 Chuhei Numbu of Japan, sets then long jump record at 26' 2"
1931 Ban Johnson, created (baseball's AL), dies after a long illness
1930 Bob Harris, born in Long Beach, California, actor, Jim-Troubleshooters
1930 Gregory C Bell, born in Terre Haute, Indiana, long jumper 1956 Olympics gold
1930 Gregory Corso, beat poet, Happy Birthday of Death, Long Live Man
1929 James Brosnan, baseball player/writer, Long Season
1929 Meredith C Gourdine, Newark, New Jersey, long jumper 1952 Olympics silver
1929 Yvette Williams, NZ, long jumper, Oly-gold-52
1929 Viscount Long
1928 Ed Nelson, born in New Orleans, Louisiana, actor, Peyton Place, A Long Came a Spider
1928 Silvio Cator of Haiti, sets then long jump record at 26' "
1928 Edward Hamm of U.S., sets then long jump record at 25' 11"
1928 Jerome Cousins Biffle, born in Denver,Colorado, long jumper, Olympics gold 1952
1928 Alan Sillitoe, born in England, writer, Loneliness of the Long Distance Runner
1927 Japan dedicates 1st subway in Orient (route under 2 miles long)
1927 Richard Long, born in Chicago, Illinois, actor, Prof-Nanny and the Professor
1927 Famous "Long count" fight (Dempsey loses boxing title to Tunney)
1927 Mari Blanchard, born in Long Beach, California, actress, Kathy-Klondike
1926 Richard Anderson, born in Long Beach, New Jersey, actor, Oscar Goldman-6 Million $ Man
1926 Frank Aletter, Long Island, New York, actor, Mac-It's About Time, Tom-Nancy
1925 Landslides create 3-mile long "Slide Lake" (Gros Ventre Wyoming)
1925 William DeHart Hubbard of U.S., sets long jump record at 25' 10 3/4"
1925 Moving picture of a solar eclipse taken from dirigible over Long Island
1924 Harold "Red" Grange, finest collegiate football game (4 long TD runs)
1924 Peggy Ryan, born in Long Beach, California, actress, Jenny-Hawaii Five-0
1924 Robert LeGendre of U.S., sets then long jump record at 25' 5 "
1924 Cathy Long, Rep-D-LA, 1985-86
1923 Gerald Long, journalist/CEO, Reuters
1922 Jack Anderson, born in Long Beach, California, journalist, Washington Post
1922 Herbert P. Douglas Jr., born in Pittsburgh, long jumper, 1948 Olympic bronze
1921 Edward Gourdin of U.S., sets then long jump record at 25' 2 3/4"
1921 Logan Ramsey, born in Long Beach, California, actor, Head, Joy Sticks, Say Yes
1920 Reds' Edd Roush falls asleep in center during long infield argument Heinie Groh goes to wake him, but ump ejects Roush for delay of game
1919 Barbara Britton, born in Long Beach, California, actress, Young and Willing
1919 Johnny Bradford, born in Long Branch, New Jersey, actor, Ransom Sherman Show
1918 Russell B. Long, Sen-D-LA, 1948-86
1914 Bai Long, [White Wolf], Chinese Robin Hood/crowd leader, dies
1914 Laurie Lee, male poet and author, I Can't Stay Long
1912 Andrew Long, Scottish author, Blue Book of Fairy Tales
1911 Spike Jones, born in Long Beach, California, composer, In a Secluded Rendesvous
1910 Avon Long, born in Baltimore, Maryland, actor, Roots: Next Generation
1910 Nelson Case, born in Long Beach, California, TV host, Trash or Treasure
1909 1st U.S. monoplane flown (Henry W Walden, Long Island, New York)
1906 James Brooks, U.S. mural painter, Acquisition of Long Island
1906 Edward Lansing Gordon, Jr., Jackson, Mississippi, long jumper, Olympics gold 32
1904 1st Vanderbilt Cup auto race (Hicksville, Long Island, New York)
1903 William Dehart Hubbard, Cin Ohio, long jumper 1924 Olympics gold
1903 6 km long Engadin-railroad tunnel of Switzerland inaugurated
1903 Long Island's Jamaica Race Track opens
1903 Frank Belknap Long, American writer, Rim of the Unknown
1901 Florence Elridge, born in Brooklyn, New York, actress, Long Days Journey into the Night
1901 Peter O'Connor of Ireland, sets then long jump record at 24' 11 3/4"
1900 Silvio Cator, Haiti, long jumper 1928 Olympics silver
1897 Edward Orval Gourdin, Jacksonville, long jumper 1924 Olympics silver
1897 Denise Robins, London, romantic novelist, 1st Long Kiss
1895 Earl Long, American Politician
1894 Gladys Brockwell, born in Brooklyn, New York, actress, Long Pants, Oliver Twist
1893 Huey Long, American Politician
1893 Samuel N. Behrman, U.S. screenwriter, Tale of 2 Cities, Daddy Long Legs
1891 A Hatfield marries a McCoy, ends long feud in West Virginia it started with an accusation of pig-stealing and lasted 20 years
1888 Robert Moses, power broker, built Long Island and New York City parks and roads
1888 Elizabeth Stride, Long Liz, English, murdered by Jack the Ripper at 45
1879 Walter Long, actor, Moby Dick, Sheik, Sea Devils, Dragnet Patrol
1872 Charles Burgess Fry, cricketer/world record long jumper
1871 Jefferson Long of Georgia is 1st black to make an official speech in House of Representatives (opposing leniency to former Confederates)
1871 Jefferson Long of Georgia sworn in as 2nd black congressman
1866 Atlantic telegraph cable successfully laid (1,686 miles long)
1864 640m long ponton bridge over James River Virginia finished
1864 Capt Mendell begins building 640m long ponton bridge over James R Va
1863 After long neglect, Confederates hurriedly fortify Vicksburg
1854 Steamer "Long Beach" sinks off Long Beach NY, 311 die
1851 1st baseball uniforms worn, New York Knickerbockers wear straw hat, white shirt and blue long trousers
1842 Ether was used as an anaesthetic for 1st time by Dr. Crawford Long
1842 Dr. Crawford Long, 1st physician to use ether as anesthetic
1837 Eli Long, Bvt Major General Union Army, died in 1903
1834 1st railroad tunnel in U.S. completed, in Pennsylvania (275 m long)
1828 Simon Paap, Dutch 56 cm long dwarf/cabaret artist, dies at 39
1825 Armistead Lindsay Long, Brig General Confederate Army, died in 1891
1815 Crawford Williamson Long, surgeon/pioneer, use of ether
1809 French take Saragossa, Spain after a long siege
1789 Chinese troops driven out of Vietnam capital Thang Long
1788 Chinese troops occupy capital Thang Long Vietnam
1776 U.S. Army evacuates Long Island/falls back to Manhattan, New York City
1776 British defeat Americans in Battle of Long Island
1660 English Long Parliament disbands
1659 Long Parliament reforms in Westminster
1640 English Long Parliament forms
1575 Pieter Aertsen, [Long Worm], painter, dies at about 65
1503 Francesco Parmigianino, Italian artist, Madonna with the Long Neck
1492 Columbus' fleet anchors at "Fernandina" (Long Island, Bahamas)
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