by qdmhistory | Feb 6, 2022 | Popular
On February 6, 1836, Charles Darwin arrived at the port of Hobart in Van Diemen’s Land, now known as Tasmania. Leaving Sydney behind six days before, the HMS Beagle sailed up the Derwent River on a cold and squally day. With the mouth of the river bearing the...
by qdmhistory | Feb 5, 2022 | Popular
On Feb. 5, 1924, the first Winter Olympic Games came to a close at Chamonix, France. The events at the foot of Mont Blanc began on January 25 and were held the same year as the Summer Olympics. At the time, it was known as the “International Winter Sports...
by qdmhistory | Feb 4, 2022 | Popular
On February 04, 2004, a sophomore psychology major named Mark Zuckerberg launched “The Facebook” from his college dormitory. This launch wasn’t his first foray into the development of a social networking website. Zuckerberg, an avid computer...
by qdmhistory | Feb 3, 2022 | Popular
Leonardo da Vinci was said to be one of the greatest engineers of his time. During his engineering years, one of his most promising inventions was the revolutionary flying machine. The flying machine was unlike anything anyone had ever seen before. It had a 33-foot...
by qdmhistory | Feb 2, 2022 | Popular
On Feb 2, 1947, six months before India attained Independence, Mahatma Gandhi launched the peace campaign through a nonviolent movement. The move was championed by the mass murder of Muslims and Hindus during the Direct Action Day violence. Mahatma Gandhi had...
