by qdmhistory | Jan 11, 2023 | History
It’s been 15 years since J.K. Rowling finished the 7th and final novel in the Harry Potter series in room 552 of The Balmoral Hotel in Edinburgh. On January 11, 2007, the author strolled out of the hotel, having finished the Harry Potter series, the conclusion...
by qdmhistory | Jan 10, 2023 | History
When the U.S. government officially recognized Villa's adversary and erstwhile ally Venustiano Carranza as Mexico's president in October 1915, tensions between the U.S. and Pancho Villa were high. To make matters worse, the United States also provided train...
by qdmhistory | Jan 9, 2023 | History
Things were looking bad for Britain in the fight against Napoleon in the late 1790s. French forces were better organized than Britain's, and an invasion was imminent. As if that weren't bad enough, Britain's government finances were a disaster. To...
by qdmhistory | Jan 8, 2023 | History
Two hundred sixteen years ago, on January 8, 1806, the Lewis and Clark Expedition came across the skeleton of a 105-foot whale. The Discovery After the holidays in 1805, news reached Fort Clatsop that a huge whale had washed ashore and perished near a Tillamook...
by qdmhistory | Jan 7, 2023 | History
On either December 26th, 1609 or 1610 (the sources are conflicting), at the behest of King Matthias, Count Gyorgy Thurzo investigated Csejthe Castle in Hungary and found Countess Elizabeth Bathory supervising a torturing session of young women. Bathory had been safe...
