by qdmhistory | Jan 19, 2022 | Popular
On this day in history, NASA’s Curiosity Rover discovered calcium deposits on Mars. This discovery was highly important as it provided evidence of water on Mars, suggesting the planet was habitable at some point in the past. In a Curiosity Rover report, Justin...
by qdmhistory | Jan 18, 2022 | Popular
On January 18th, 1644, Pilgrims in Boston reported what later became known as America’s first UFO sighting. The governor of the Massachusetts Bay Colony, John Winthrop, recorded in his diary: “About midnight, three men, coming in a boat to Boston, saw two...
by qdmhistory | Jan 17, 2022 | Popular
On January 17th, 2007, scientists changed the Doomsday Clock from seven minutes to midnight up to five minutes to midnight. This change indicated their belief that the world had edged closer to nuclear armageddon. Although this was in direct response to North...
by qdmhistory | Jan 16, 2022 | Popular
On January 16, 1970, four months after leading a revolt that ousted King Idris 1’s governance, Gaddafi became the chairman of the Revolutionary Command Council, the then ruling governing body. Muammar Gaddafi, the energetic and brilliant 27-year old colonel, had...
by qdmhistory | Jan 15, 2022 | Popular
The Purity Distilling Company of Boston, Massachusetts, was the site of an unusual disaster that claimed the lives of 21 people, injuring another 150. A tank measuring 50 feet high with a 90-foot diameter contained molasses that was being stored at the facility before...
