June 10-12, 1854: The first tent-meeting is conducted by J. N. Loughborough (right) and M. E. Cornell (far right) in Battle Creek, Michigan.

1855: The first denominational publishing house at Battle Creek, Michigan, begins operating. (right, 2nd row, Old Review and Herald Building Interior)

September 30, 1860: The Seventh-day Adventist Publishing Association is organized. (right, 3rd row, the building)

October 1, 1860: The name "Seventh-day Adventist" is chosen for the denomination.

1861: Churches are formally organized. (bottom right, the first church worshipped in by Seventh-day Adventists)

May 20-23, 1863: The General Conference is officially created in Battle Creek, Michigan.  It includes 125 churches and 3,500 members.

May 21, 1863: John Byington (above) becomes the first President of the GC.

1865: The first church health publication, "How to Live," is published. It's written by Ellen White.

September 5, 1866: The Health Reform Institute (below), later known as the Battle Creek Sanitarium, opens its doors.