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Photo: Shutterstock. Our historical posts about Long Island history have kept people informed and entertained all year. We love Long Island as much as you do and we love delving into the history of our home to share those facts with you. Below are the most popular articles in our “Crazy Facts About Long Island” series. Enjoy.
Crazy Facts About Fire Island - Our most popular post was all about the go-to summertime spot on Long Island. Key fact: Storms in the 1690s created the Fire Island Inlet, which eventually became the name of the entire island. Read more here. ....
When Hurricane Gloria hit the Island in September 1985, it was the first major storm to affect Long Island directly since Hurricane Donna in 1960. Overall, the storm caused extensive damage along the East Coast of the United States, amounting to $900 million and was responsible for eight fatalities. LILCo’s lackluster and much criticized response to Hurricane Gloria helped to convince people that the power company could not effectively handle a disaster and helped hasten the demise of the Shoreham nuclear power plant.
Built and tested on Long Island, the coolest fighterjet in the world is the F-14 Tomcat. The beloved plane took its star turn in the smash hit Top Gun in 1986. In real life, F-14s would intercept Soviet bombers that got too close to a US carrier group and escort them away from our forces. During the first Gulf of Sidra incident in 1981 F-14 Tomcats of VF-41 Black Aces aboard USS Nimitz shot down two Libyan Su-22 aircraf ....