by qdmhistory | Apr 30, 2022 | History
On April 30, 1789, George Washington was inaugurated as the United States’ first President. It wasn’t actually supposed to happen on that day, but life was frequently difficult and surprising back in those days. The inauguration was originally scheduled...
by qdmhistory | Apr 29, 2022 | History
On April 29, 1945, the U.S. Army ended the long nightmare at Dachau when it liberated 31,601 people from the concentration camp there. It was the first concentration camp established by the Nazis. The camp was built just five weeks after Adolf Hitler became the...
by qdmhistory | Apr 28, 2022 | History
On April 28, 1910, Claude Grahame-White made aviation history with the first nighttime airplane flight. Although it’s a routine occurrence today, in 1910, it had never been tried before because, with the airplanes of the time, it was rather dangerous. The first...
by qdmhistory | Apr 27, 2022 | History
On April 27, 1810, Ludwig Van Beethoven, a German composer, and pianist, composed the beautiful melody named “Fur Elise.” The piece is among the most famous compositions by Beethoven. Ludwig wrote the piece when he was almost deaf. He had suffered tinnitus...
by qdmhistory | Apr 26, 2022 | History
On April 26, 1859, legal history was made when Dan Sickles used the “temporary insanity” defense for the first time in history as a defense against murder. It was the details of the case, however, that were truly insane. To start with, the killer (Dan...
