True stories from Ocean City and the towns around it, from Somers Point and Longport to Sea Isle City and Upper Township, organized by the day they happened. Each one lists the sources it came from. Check the home page every day to see what happened on this date.
January
- 11902: First National Bank of Ocean City opens
- 11915: Ocean City's City Hall opens
- 51852: Ship Rhein driven ashore at Corson's Inlet
- 81885: Lifesaving Service leases lot at Fourth and Atlantic
- 141828: Tuckahoe gets its post office
- 151934: Ground broken for Ocean City's airport
- 181892: Lifesavers rescue schooner crew and cook's wife
- 181948: Shore Fast Line trolleys give way to buses
- 191969: Somers Point to Longport road becomes Route 152
- 232016: Winter storm Jonas floods Ocean City streets
- 261983: Sea Isle City Historical Museum opens
- 281863: Ship wrecked in Corson's Inlet
February
- 51972: New Sea Isle City school dedicated
- 71837: Atlantic County created from Egg Harbor Township
- 71932: Writer Gay Talese born in Ocean City
- 122015: Corson family homestead site listed
- 131880: First survey of the island
- 131888: Spanish brig Panchito strands off Ocean City
- 181926: 'Corsons Inlet' poet A.R. Ammons born
- 201889: Linwood becomes a borough
- 211798: Upper Township becomes an official township
- 211798: Egg Harbor Township is incorporated
- 221781: Privateer Fame capsizes off Peck's Beach
March
- 21881: Ocean City Post Office opens
- 41882: Lifesavers row out to stranded schooner
- 61962: Ash Wednesday Storm hits Sea Isle
- 71898: Longport becomes a borough
- 71997: South Tuckahoe named a historic district
- 92005: 1695 Godfrey house joins National Register
- 111924: Storm ends Ludlam Beach Lighthouse's service
- 121887: Ocean City Building and Loan Association forms
- 131937: Destroyer USS Somers launched
- 161833: Sea Isle founder Charles K. Landis born
- 191890: Ocean City's first fire company organizes
- 201693: Egg Harbor appears in county records
- 202003: North-end homes become a historic district
- 211929: Wrestler Maurice Catarcio born here
- 221989: Somers Point Bay Front makes history
- 251897: Ocean City becomes a city
- 282026: Sea Isle's $21M community center opens
April
- 21723: Upper Precinct formed in Cape May County
- 31959: Sixth USS Somers commissioned
- 91902: Somers Point becomes a city
- 111914: City Hall cornerstone laid
- 111914: Causeway to Somers Point opens
- 191986: Ocean City's first Doo Dah Parade
- 201909: South Atlantic City becomes Margate City
- 201920: Ocean City gets its famous slogan
- 241886: Somers Point becomes a borough
- 241943: Naval Air Station Atlantic City commissioned
- 271931: Linwood becomes a city
- 302018: E-ZPass comes to the Longport bridge
May
- 12019: B.L. England power plant shuts down
- 31884: Ocean City becomes a borough
- 61996: Tech Center named for Bill Hughes
- 102025: Ocean Drive bridges go cashless
- 111976: Lucy named a National Historic Landmark
- 132010: City takes over historic lifesaving station
- 151908: Schooner William McGee sinks off Sea Isle
- 151914: New 34th Street bridge opens
- 181998: Coast Guard Air Station Atlantic City opens
- 201913: Sea Isle's first settler elected mayor
- 202021: Historic Deauville Inn celebrates grand reopening
- 212018: E-ZPass comes to Corsons Inlet Bridge
- 221882: Sea Isle City becomes a borough
- 242012: New Route 52 causeway opens
- 251880: Ocean City lots go on sale
- 261914: Ocean City's first library opens
- 281886: Surfmen move into their new station
- 282004: First Business Swim unlocks the ocean
- 311948: Coast Guard station becomes borough hall
June
- 51954: Jazz drummer Peter Erskine born
- 121900: Sea Isle founder Charles Landis dies
- 131940: Ocean Drive toll bridges dedicated
- 131997: City Hall joins National Register
- 141984: Scullville ghost-ship monument listed historic
- 142013: Life-Saving Station joins National Register
- 151883: Ocean City's first road to the mainland
- 161928: Beesley's Point Bridge opens
- 201882: Sea Isle City gets its post office
- 221984: Tuckahoe train station listed historic
- 221984: Tenth Street Station makes history
- 261882: Railroad line to Sea Isle City opens
- 302012: Lightning fire hits Church of the Redeemer
July
- 11907: First Shore Fast Line trolley arrives
- 11958: NAFEC aviation research center founded
- 41929: Ocean City Music Pier dedicated
- 41962: Roosevelt Boulevard Bridge opens to Marmora
- 61881: Sea Isle's first permanent beach home
- 81886: Architect Vivian B. Smith is born
- 82020: Walking and bike path opens on Parkway bridge
- 131989: Linwood Historic District listed
- 161944: Navy ship named for Corson Inlet
- 181902: Free home mail delivery begins
- 192002: New Ocean City-Longport Bridge opens
- 192021: Banner plane lands on Route 52 causeway
- 201970: Lucy the Elephant moves down the street
- 232016: Lucy runs for president at 135
- 252019: Townsends Inlet Bridge reopens
August
- 42012: Memorial Garden rededicated at new museum
- 92024: Wonderland Pier closing announced
- 101901: Ocean City's first baby show
- 121971: Lucy the Elephant joins National Register
- 131981: Last passenger trains to Ocean City
- 141954: The first modern Night in Venice
- 151909: Niagara Movement meets in Sea Isle City
- 151922: Tolls end on the 9th Street causeway
- 191933: New 9th Street bridge dedicated
- 211897: Ocean City Ledger publishes first issue
- 231865: Seaville camp meeting draws the crowds
- 241900: Hollywood actor Preston Foster born here
- 252011: Irene prompts barrier-island evacuation
- 271910: Du Bois leads final Niagara Movement meeting
- 271954: Garden State Parkway reaches Somers Point
- 281954: Parkway extended to Seaville
- 311891: First M.E. Church dedicated
- 312016: New southbound Parkway bridge opens
September
- 11892: Coal schooner strands off Ocean City
- 41804: Richard Somers dies off Tripoli
- 71885: South Atlantic City becomes a borough
- 71932: Ocean City's airport gets a name
- 101879: Lake brothers choose Ocean City island
- 101992: Church of the Redeemer listed historic
- 111958: Rail tracks leave downtown streets
- 131990: Marven Gardens becomes a historic district
- 151778: Naval hero Richard Somers is born
- 171894: Steamer Golden Gate burns at Longport
- 201978: President Carter breaks ground at NAFEC
- 212010: Ludlam Beach Lighthouse building comes down
- 261942: Somers Mansion becomes a State Historic Site
- 271985: Hurricane Gloria brushes Ocean City
- 292022: Beesleys Point cooling tower comes down
October
- 61954: Parkway reaches Beesley's Point Bridge
- 81891: A 68-foot whale washes ashore
- 111927: The fire that reshaped our boardwalk
- 121884: Lifesaving crew turns firefighters for neighbor
- 132024: Wonderland Pier's final day
- 151945: Old lifesaving station sold as a home
- 151981: Last train on the Ocean City Branch
- 182010: Somers Point Circle eliminated
- 201851: Gandy Bridge builder born in Tuckahoe
- 201879: Ocean City Association incorporated
- 251928: Ocean City-Longport Bridge dedicated
- 261880: First railroad toward Ocean City opens
- 262023: B.L. England smokestack comes down
- 271992: Great Egg Harbor named Wild and Scenic
- 291904: Ocean City High plays first football game
- 292012: Superstorm Sandy sets Ocean City's record tide
- 312005: Great Egg Coast Guard Station listed historic
November
- 21881: Two lifesaving crews rescue a salt ship
- 121999: Gandy House joins National Register
- 182016: Last of Beesley's Point Bridge comes down
- 202009: Flanders Hotel joins National Register
- 211923: Keeper's pet sparks lighthouse fire
- 231866: Ship Merrimac wrecked in Townsends Inlet
- 281989: Marshallville named a historic district
December
- 41911: General Slocum's hull sinks off Ludlam Beach
- 41940: Shore Memorial Hospital is incorporated
- 51882: Lucy the Elephant gets her patent
- 111992: December 1992 nor'easter floods Ocean City
- 151901: Sindia runs aground off Ocean City
- 171992: Thomas Beesley Sr. House listed historic
- 181970: Somers Mansion joins the National Register
- 201984: Leedsville Schoolhouse listed historic
- 211868: Clipper Electric runs aground, 350 saved
- 282022: Lucy the Elephant reopens in Margate
- 312017: Restored Life-Saving Station reopens