by qdmhistory | Sep 26, 2021 | Suggested
After the black death tragedy of 1348, London never imagined it could experience a worse plague again. On September 26, 1665, the Great Plague of London hit its population hard, causing 68,596 deaths. Some researchers argue that the actual number was over 100,000....
by qdmhistory | Sep 25, 2021 | Popular
If you are wondering about how the 9 am-5 pm jobs came into existence, it will surprise you to know that Henry Ford was the mastermind. Back in the 1920s, the Ford Company came up with a welfare department that looked out for the plight of its workers. To help his...
by qdmhistory | Sep 24, 2021 | Suggested
Jews had lived in Yemen for years, even before the destruction of the First Temple in 586 BC. The community had grown from the Maccabees’ time after the Second Temple’s destruction in 70 BC. Even though they comprised majorly small communities that lived in isolation,...
by qdmhistory | Sep 23, 2021 | Suggested
On September 4, 1957, 9 black students, historically known as the Little Rock Nine, were denied entry by armed troops in the Arkansas National Guard, resulting in an altercation. Images of the African American students being screamed at, mocked and spat on became...
by qdmhistory | Sep 22, 2021 | Popular
Before it was known that poisonous rye was the cause of hallucinations and convulsions in some of the local townsfolk, hysterical teenagers and vicious rumors caused widespread panic in the town of Salem. Teenage girls were thought to be possessed by Satan after...
