by qdmhistory | Jan 6, 2023 | History
The man who would one day lead an insurrection against the British in the New World was George Washington. By the late 1750s, George Washington was the leader of Virginia's provincial army. He had made a name for himself in the New World, fighting local indigenous...
by qdmhistory | Jan 5, 2023 | History
Historical documents provide context for past moments in time. For instance, on January 5, 1930, Mao Zedong wrote a letter to Lín Biāoin in which he was critical of how his Party would proceed with its revolution. Almost a century later, this letter is one of the...
by qdmhistory | Jan 4, 2023 | History
Topsy was a female elephant secretly brought into the United States and added to a herd of performing elephants. She was born in Southeast Asia around 1875 but was marketed as the first elephant born in America. Topsy The Circus Elephant She spent 25 years performing...
by qdmhistory | Jan 3, 2023 | History
Before the second world war realigned European borders, WWI brought devastating destruction to much of Europe. The casualties were such a shock to citizens and soldiers that it is sometimes called the Great War, the war to end all wars. It was hoped the Treaty of...
by qdmhistory | Jan 2, 2023 | History
On January 2, 1890, the biggest alligator ever shot and killed was reportedly 19.2 feet long. The hunter was a younger version of Edward Avery McIlhenny before establishing a hot sauce empire. No photos or other records back up the facts about this beast of an...
