Women wore scalloped sequins, fringed flapper dresses and bead-and-feather headbands to a 1920s-themed party celebrating the 90th anniversary of Otto’s Seagrill on the Nautical Mile in Freeport on Aug. 16. more

Before Valley Stream was named for the waterway that cuts through it, it was part of Fosters Meadow, an agricultural community mostly populated by farmers of German heritage. The area bore several … more

Stop me if you have heard this one before: Charlie Chaplin, Babe Ruth and Amelia Earhart walk into a high school gymnasium. Actually, on second thought, there’s no punch line, just some of the characters featured at South High School’s 1920s extravaganza on Feb. 17. more

Ninety years ago, the United States was a different place. There were 107,000,000 people living here; life expectancy was 54 for men, and 55 for women; the average annual salary was $1,236, and gangland crime was rampant in major cities. The Ford automobile was mass produced and one could be had for $290 — although it took 13 days to reach California from New York due to the lack of paved roads. And, on Aug. 26, 1920, women were granted political power for the first time. After 72 years of a determined battle fought by American suffragists, women won the right to vote with the 19th amendment. more