Share Your QC Memories With Us!

The Office of Alumni Relations ENCOURAGES you to share your Queens College memories with us! Tell us an anecdote or a nostalgic story about your time at QC. Email us at qcreunions@qc.cuny.edu.  

Reunion class members, access your yearbook here.

 

 

In the year 1948...

• World Health Organization was formed by the United Nations
• Israel is declared as an independent state
• ABC enters network TV

 

In the year 1953...

• James Watson and Francis Crick determine the structure of DNA
• The first color television sets appear selling for $1,175
• Roman Holiday was released

 

In the year 1963...

• President Kennedy assassinated in Dallas, Texas
• First successful liver transplant
• Audio cassettes introduced

 

In the year 1973...

• Supreme Court of the United States rules on Roe v. Wade
• The classic film “American Graffiti” premieres
• The United States ends its involvement in the Vietnam War after the signing of the Paris Peace Accords”

 

In the year 1983...

• The first mobile phones, are introduced to the public by the Motorola Company
• Final Episode of M*A*S*H airs record 125 million watch
• The video game Mario Bros. was first released

 

In the year 1993...

• The Top Song was Dreamlover by Mariah Carey
• The most popular movies included Jurassic Park, Schindler’s List, Sleepless in Seattle and Free Willy
• Buckingham Palace opens its doors to the public

 

In the year 1998...

• Google was founded
• President Bill Clinton was impeached
• Titanic dominated the Oscars

 

In the year 2003...

• Myspace.com was launched
• Pixar's Finding Nemo was released
• The United States launches war in Iraq

 

In the year 2013...

• President Obama was inaugurated for his second term
• The Top Song was Blurred Lines by Robin Thicke with T.I. and Pharrell
• Boston Marathon Bombings took place