by qdmhistory | May 2, 2022 | History
On May 2, 1949, Arthur Miller won the Pulitzer Prize for a work that many critics consider one of the greatest plays of the 20th century: Death of a Salesman. Not only that, but he also won a Tony Award and the Drama Critics Circle Award, making him the first person...
by qdmhistory | May 1, 2022 | History
On May 1, 1931, the Empire State Building officially opened for the first time. There was a big ceremony involved, with President Hoover dedicating the building by pressing a button specially installed in the White House to turn the skyscraper’s lights on for...