by qdmhistory | Jun 20, 2022 | History
On this day in 1975, the movie Jaws made its debut. No one has ever made so many people afraid of going into the water the way Steven Spielberg did with this film, which portrays the narrative of a big white and extremely aggressive shark that terrorizes beachgoers at...
by qdmhistory | Jun 19, 2022 | History
On June 19, 1991, Pablo Escobar (the Colombian Drug Lord) surrendered to police in Colombia. Following the 1983 extradition treaty between Colombia and the United States, Pablo had long been on the US Drug Enforcement Administration's Most Wanted List.The DEA had...
by qdmhistory | Jun 18, 2022 | History
The United States was frustrated by Great Britain's unfair maritime practices and their opposition to America's intent to conquer Canada. The US perceived Canada as a weak nation impeding its desire to expand its territory. This objective was, nevertheless,...
by qdmhistory | Jun 17, 2022 | History
On June 17, 1837, he obtained his first rubber-processing patent. Most people who get a patent go on to make a fortune off industrial applications, but that was not the case for Charles Goodyear. It turns out 1837 was not an excellent financial year for Charles...
by qdmhistory | Jun 16, 2022 | History
LaMarcus Thompson's Cyclone was first opened to the public on June 26, 1927, 4 decades after its invention. The iconic Cyclone, situated on the corner of West 10th Street and Surf Avenue, is one of the country's oldest and still functional amusement rides....