by qdmhistory | Sep 6, 2022 | History
Over 100 years ago, President William McKinley was shot twice using a 32-caliber Iver Johnson revolver. The perpetrator, Leon Czolgosz, was arraigned in court and tried, quickly found guilty, and executed. After just six months in office for his second presidential...
by qdmhistory | Sep 5, 2022 | History
September 5, 1839, marked the beginning of the first opium war between the Qing Empire and the United Kingdom. Despite the losses incurred by the Chinese, this war would not be the last opium war for China. Each time, the Qing Chinese lost mostly due to inferior...
by qdmhistory | Sep 4, 2022 | History
On September 4, 1927, Charles Lindbergh visited Boise (Idaho) on his cross-country tour. The actor and adventurer also performed the first solo, nonstop flight across the Atlantic, starting from New York and ending in Paris. Charles Lindbergh was a pioneer in...
by qdmhistory | Sep 3, 2022 | History
On September 3, 1938, Frederick Douglass escaped slavery at Covey’s farm, disguising himself as a sailor. While in captivity, he performed forced labor at Baltimore’s shipyards. And during the daring escape, he acquired papers from a freed black sailor to...
by qdmhistory | Sep 2, 2022 | History
On Sunday, September 2, 1666, the Great Fire of London broke out, devastating the city. The fire accidentally began in the house of the King's baker in Pudding Lane near London Bridge. Farriner, his family and a servant managed to escape through an upstairs...
