Queensborough Community College Department of History

08/30/2026

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Happy birthday to Mary Shelley, born on this day in 1797 📗

At just 18, Shelley began writing 'Frankenstein', a story that would go on to become one of the most influential works of literature - and help establish science fiction as a genre.

✏The Life and Letters of Mary Wollstonecraft Shelley ... by Florence Ashton Marshall, 1889. Shelfmark: 2408.d.3

08/27/2026

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The sack of Rome ended in 410.

For centuries a rugged frontier, the land north of the Danube would produce one of ancient Rome’s greatest foes.

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08/24/2026

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Not A Backup Plan.​A Smart Choice. At Queensborough Community College (QCC), students publish research, get apprenticeships at Fortune 500 companies, and lock in guaranteed transfers to CUNY schools like Baruch and John Jay — all from one of the most vibrant campuses in New York City. JUMPSTART ...

08/21/2026

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Not A Backup Plan.​A Smart Choice. At Queensborough Community College (QCC), students publish research, get apprenticeships at Fortune 500 companies, and lock in guaranteed transfers to CUNY schools like Baruch and John Jay — all from one of the most vibrant campuses in New York City. JUMPSTART ...

08/08/2026

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08/06/2026

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08/06/2026

On August 6, 1945, the United States dropped an atomic bomb on Hiroshima and another one on Nagasaki on August 9. Approximately 90,000–166,000 civilians were killed in Hiroshima and another 60,000–80,000 were killed in Nagasaki.

Image: A Japanese baby sits crying alone in the rubble of Hiroshima. Getty Images

08/04/2026

08/04/2026

The bodies of James Chaney, Andrew Goodman and Michael Schwerner, were found on August 4, 1964. The young civil-rights activists were murdered and buried near Philadelphia, Mississippi. They had disappeared on June 21 while working to increase black voter registration.

Image: “Missing Persons Poster” provided by the FBI in 1964 (Public Domain)