Facts you didn't know about Long Island businesses
Franklin National Bank's Charg-It was the first credit card issued in the United States. Here is a 1960s era Charg-It brochure, courtesy of creditcards.com. Credit: Creditcards.com
Did you know where the first private telephone line on Long Island was installed?
Did you know that the first credit card was issued by a bank based on Long Island?
How about that a real estate mogul planned to turn Montauk into the Miami of the north?
Here are all sorts of facts about Long Island businesses you might not have known.
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Sarra Sounds Off, Season 3, Ep 4: Top football teams in action, fantasy update and plays of the week Gregg Sarra sounds off on the Nassau Conference II football matchup between Calhoun at Carey, plus the comeback story of New Hyde Park's Gabriel Peter, an update on the high school fantasy football standings and the plays of the week.
Sarra Sounds Off, Season 3, Ep 4: Top football teams in action, fantasy update and plays of the week Gregg Sarra sounds off on the Nassau Conference II football matchup between Calhoun at Carey, plus the comeback story of New Hyde Park's Gabriel Peter, an update on the high school fantasy football standings and the plays of the week.
