by qdmhistory | Mar 21, 2022 | Popular
On March 21, 1349, a massacre against the Jewish community was committed in Erfurt, Germany. The Black Death, also known as the Bubonic Plague, had spread across Europe three years earlier. To date, no other pandemic has proven more devastating than the Bubonic. Along...
by qdmhistory | Mar 20, 2022 | Popular
On March 20, 1852, Harriet Beecher Stowe’s influential anti-slavery novel was published. The book was comprised of two volumes and sought to depict the cruel reality of slavery through the titular character Uncle Tom, an enslaved African-American man. At the...
by qdmhistory | Mar 19, 2022 | History
On March 19, 1863, the Confederate States Navy steamship SS Georgiana sank. The steamer was created in 1862 for use in the American Civil War. However, it was never actually used in battle. The SS Georgiana’s maiden voyage was to Charleston, South Carolina,...
by qdmhistory | Mar 18, 2022 | Popular
On March 18, 1890, German Chancellor Otto von Bismarck resigned. Well, technically, at least. In reality, he was forced out of office by Kaiser Wilhelm II. Their falling out marked the end of one of the most powerful and influential political careers of 19th century...
by qdmhistory | Mar 17, 2022 | Popular
Life on the west coast of Britain in the 5th century was difficult and dangerous. One of the things that made it particularly difficult and dangerous was the constant raiding from Ireland. On these raids, the Irish stole animals and kidnapped men, women, and children...
