by qdmhistory | Sep 20, 2022 | History
On September 20, 2019, Swedish-born Greta Thunberg led the world’s largest climate change protest in Manhattan, New York, dubbed School Strike for Climate Movement. The strike occurred three days before the United Nations Climate Summit, and it rallied other...
by qdmhistory | Sep 19, 2022 | History
On September 19, 1985, a catastrophic magnitude 8.1 earthquake struck Mexico City. The quake originated more than 200 miles west of the capital. After the earthquake, President Miguel de la Madrid played down the damage and rejected international aid offers. In...
by qdmhistory | Sep 18, 2022 | History
The Moscow catastrophe started on September 14 as many small fires quickly got out of control, forming a massive blaze across the many wooden structures. The fire, set under the command of Rostopchin, quickly spread into the Kremlin’s arsenal, although the...
by qdmhistory | Sep 17, 2022 | History
The Battle of Antietam, also called the Battle of Sharpsburg, was a battle between Union Gen. George B. McClellan's Army of the Potomac and Confederate Gen. Robert E.Lee's Army of Northern Virginia. It took place on September 17, 1862, near Sharpsburg,...
by Matilda Cruz | Sep 16, 2022 | History
On September 16, 1620, the Mayflower left England to begin its journey to America. Another vessel, the Speedwell, was meant to accompany it. After several leaks caused weeks of delays, though, the Speedwell clearly wasn’t seaworthy. Some of its passengers...
