by qdmhistory | Nov 23, 2022 | History
Poon Lim was a Chinese sailor who survived 133 days on a wooden raft. He was a steward in a British Merchant Navy Ship that had been torpedoed in November 1942. About 75 years ago, on April 5, 1943, Lim was rescued by some Brazilian fishermen off the coast of...
by qdmhistory | Nov 22, 2022 | History
Just 9 weeks into her pregnancy, Naomi Findlay got word that her daughter had ectopia cordis, a rare condition in which the breastbone fails to develop. The result is that the heart and part of the stomach grow outside of the baby’s body. While most babies with this...
by qdmhistory | Nov 21, 2022 | History
While opioids are currently limited to drug addicts and the terminally ill in America, there was a time when the drug was much more common. Back in the 18th and 19th centuries, the drug was often eaten, drunk or smoked to obtain a sense of well being, euphoria and...
by qdmhistory | Nov 20, 2022 | History
The Napoleonic wars featured a series of conflicts between the French Empire and its allies, led by Napoleon Bonapart, against various European states. They were large-scale attacks on European adversaries and led to a period of French domination in Europe. Though a...
by qdmhistory | Nov 19, 2022 | History
Isn't it funny how even pencils have an origin? Today's post features the Frederick E Blaisdell Pencil that debuted in the 1800s. The pencil was an improvement from grease pencils—all you had to do once the graphite wore out was unwrap up more of the...
