by qdmhistory | Jul 4, 2022 | History
On July 4, 1803, only 27 years after the fight for independence and when Thomas Jefferson was President of the United States, the country grew to twice its size as a result of the Louisiana Purchase. With the addition of the Louisiana territory's 530 million...
by qdmhistory | Jul 3, 2022 | History
The Battle of the Horns of Hattin was the most important military confrontation of the Second Crusade. It took place over two days, on July 3 and 4 in the year 1187. It involved the Crusaders of the Levant and the armies of the Muslim general Saladin, Sultan of Egypt...
by qdmhistory | Jul 2, 2022 | History
July 2, 1823, is probably one of the most important dates in Brazilian history. On that date, the rule of Portugal in Brazil finally ended when the crown loyalists were summarily defeated in the province of Bahia. The battles that allowed for the final victory started...
by qdmhistory | Jul 1, 2022 | History
On this day in 1863, America’s bloodiest battle began at Gettysburg. During this first day, General Lee urgently concentrated the Confederate forces at Gettysburg to engage and defeat the Union Cavalry. General Henry Heth led the Confederate division, which began the...
by qdmhistory | Jul 31, 2021 | History, Suggested
Pilgrim Fathers refer to a group of separatists who fled England because of religious intolerance against Protestant England. The intolerance was at its peak during the reign of James, who wanted to create another English colony in what was referred to as the New...