by qdmhistory | Apr 20, 2022 | History
On April 20, 1999, tragedy struck the town of Littleton, Colorado, when two teenagers went on a shooting spree at Columbine High School. The Columbine High School Massacre was, at the time, the worst school shooting in U.S. history. The tragedy began at 11:10 in the...
by qdmhistory | Apr 19, 2022 | History
On April 19, 1909, Joan of Arc was beatified by Pope Pius X of the Roman Catholic Church. Derived from the Latin words beatus and facere, respectively meaning “blessed” and “to make,” beautification is the process by which the Catholic Church...
by qdmhistory | Apr 18, 2022 | History
On April 18, 1924, Simon & Schuster published the first crossword puzzle book. The crossword puzzle first appeared in an 1890 Italian publication as a four-by-four word game. The first modern puzzle, however, dates back to 1912. The New York World newspaper...
by qdmhistory | Apr 17, 2022 | History
On April 17, 1387, the characters in “The Canterbury Tales” by Geoffrey Chaucer began their pilgrimage to the titular city of Canterbury. Written in Middle English, “The Canterbury Tales” comprises twenty-four stories written largely in verse...
by qdmhistory | Apr 16, 2022 | History
Today, stamps are a fundamental part of mailing letters. It wasn’t always that way, though. Originally, letters were taken to the local postmaster, who counted the number of pages and the distance the letter had to travel to determine the postage, which was then...
