Long Island and Rhode Island. In 1609, the English navigator Henry Hudson explored the harbor and purportedly landed at Coney Island. Adriaen Block followed in 1615 and is credited as the first European to determine that both Manhattan and Long Island are islands. Native American land deeds recorded by the Dutch from 1636 state that the Indians referred to Long Island as "Sewanhaka" ("Sewanhacky" and "Sewanhacking" were other spellings in the transliteration of Lenape). "Sewan" was one of the terms for wampum (commemorative stringed shell beads, for a while also used as currency by colonists in trades with the Lenape), and is
Woody Allen filmography and appeared in three documentaries about himself, including "To Woody Allen, From Europe with Love" in 1980, "Woody Allen: A Life in Film" in 2001 and the 2011 PBS American Masters documentary, "Woody Allen: a Documentary" (directed by Robert B. Weide). He also wrote for and contributed to a number of television series early in his career, including "The Tonight Show" as guest host. According to Box Office Mojo, Allen's films have grossed a total of more than $575 million, with an average of $14 million per film (domestic gross figures as a director.) Currently, all of the films he