by Matilda Cruz | Jan 1, 2024 | History
Kick off a historical moment! On New Year’s Day, 1902, the very first Rose Bowl game was played in Pasadena, California, as part of the Tournament of Roses festivities. This landmark event launched a beloved tradition, uniting sports fans every year. Organized...
by qdmhistory | Jan 31, 2023 | History
Today in history, on January 7, 1874, Jesse James and his gang of outlaws rode into Gads Hill, Missouri, with a plan to replenish their cash supply. Jesse, Frank, and three of the Younger brothers robbed the general store and held townspeople hostage as they waited...
by qdmhistory | Jan 30, 2023 | History
In the early morning of January 30, 1889, Crown Prince Rudolf Franz Karl Joseph of the Habsburg-Lorraine line of monarchs allegedly shot himself in the head. History records his death as a murder-suicide pact with his lover, Baroness Mary Vetsera, who was found naked...
by qdmhistory | Jan 29, 2023 | History
After Russia lost the war to Japan, calls for revolution intensified as the working class felt the pinch of the loss. Tsar Nicholas II of Russia enacted reforms on January 29, 1905, to improve the living conditions of workers. Although the Tsar was able to quench the...
by qdmhistory | Jan 28, 2023 | History
The 1889 Exposition Universelle was France's time to shine on the world stage. Also known as a World's Fair, the 1889 Expo was France's chance to show the world it had shaken off revolutionary idealism that ravaged the country 100 years ago. As the...
