Long Island History
Take a trip down memory lane with Newsday. We have local historical stories, photos, videos and more.
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Revolution's unseen rebels
When the war came in the summer of 1776, Benjamin Whitecuff and his older brother, ...
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They signed for independence
ON Aug. 10, 1776, William Floyd of Mastic sat down in his room at Mary ...
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On the verge of war
On a cool fall day in New York, Oct. 28, 1765, representatives of nine of ...
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The legend of Captain Kidd
He was a respected member of his church in Manhattan and passed the collection plate ...
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The Dutch and English settle colonial LI
As the 17th century dawned in Europe, two powerful countries pushed west across the ocean ...
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Learn the legend behind an LI town's name
“I think it’s a perfectly wonderful legend."
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Before Salem, LI held its own witch trials
One Friday in early February, 1657, 16-year-old Elizabeth Gardiner Howell lay feverish and delirious in ...
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Preserving LI’s history in the digital age
The effort to digitize and learn from historic materials such as 18th-century journals and yellowing ...
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The first Long Islanders
They arrived thousands of years ago when the ice was finally gone, a trickle of ...
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Jefferson’s lost legacy
On June 13, 1791, two future presidents rode across Suffolk County on horseback. Thomas Jefferson, ...