Queens Library's Blog

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Black History Tour Landmark, The Archives at Queens Library	Among the items in the Archives at Queens Library’s collection of original sources, documenting the history of the four counties of Long Island, are personal correspondence, financial...	11-02-2013	02-04-2013	No	MKearl	1	Read More..	1 Comment Login to comment	History	Library	Black History, Black History Month, Jamaica, Lewis Latimer, newspapers	Mary Kearl	Blog entry
Made in Queens: The Worst American Fighter Plane of World War II	The New York Times reported that recently — just off the island of Midway, where the pivotal naval battle of the Pacific War was fought 71 years ago — archaeological divers discovered...	23-01-2013	01-11-2013	No	jwalsh	0	Read More..	Login to comment	History	Library	aviation, battle of Midway, Brewster Buffalo, dogfights, JetBlue, Long Island City, Marine Corps, Midway, WW II	Jeremy Walsh	Blog entry
Black Fridays of Yore and Lore	The day after Thanksgiving has become the biggest shopping day of the year in the United States, earning the nickname “Black Friday” to set it apart from all the other manic shopping...	17-01-2013	11-27-2012	No	jking	0	Read More..	Login to comment	History	Library	Alex Kava, Ashley and JaQuavis, Black Friday, economy, gilded age, James Patterson, Patricia Ryan, shopping, terrorists, urban fiction, Wall Street	Jeremy Walsh	Blog entry
The Nameless Maelstrom that Topped Hurricane Sandy	Sandy – it weakened from hurricane strength before it made landfall – is far from the only major storm to hit the New York City and Long Island region over the last half-century. But...	17-01-2013	11-16-2012	No	jking	0	Read More..	Login to comment	History	Library	1938, beavers, Everett Allen, flooding, hurricane sandy, Hurricanes, New York City, R.A. Scotti, sandy, storm damage, Superstorm Sandy	Jeremy Walsh	Blog entry
The Art of the Heist (of Art)	Art lovers had a lot to fret about recently: The Associated Press reported that on Tuesday, October 16, thieves broke into a Dutch museum and stole seven paintings by legendary artists such as...	08-01-2013	10-24-2012	No	jking	1	Read More..	1 Comment Login to comment	General	Library	Anthony Amore, Art, Dr. No, Goya, heist, history, Isabella Stewart Gardner, James Bond, King of Hei, masterpieces, Matisse, Monet, museums, Picasso, Rembrandt, robbery, security, Stealing Rembrandts, supervillains, theft, Tom Mashberg, Topkapi, true crime	jking	Blog entry